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Watch: Did a hot mic capture two PA Democrats joking about wearing masks for ‘political theater’?

Watch: Did a hot mic capture two PA Democrats joking about wearing masks for ‘political theater’? 1

DOYLESTOWN, PA – In a matter of less than 20 seconds, two Pennsylvania Democratic lawmakers have managed to put themselves under the spotlight of scandal, after what seems to be an ill-timed mask quip. 

A video circulating on social media appears to show two term Democratic Governor Tom Wolf and Democratic State Representative Wendy Ullman laughing over what Ullman calls, in front of a hot microphone, the “political theater” of wearing masks. 

The record begins with Wolf’s voice off camera, seeming to say: 

“So, Wendy, I’m going to, I’m going to take my mask off when I speak.” 

Ullman then turns away from the podium and walks toward Wolf to respond: 

“I will, as well. I’m waiting so we can do a little political theater.” 

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Wolf appears to reply with, “okay” and then the video captures the two of them laughing. 

Ullman gets in one last joke to clarify her previous remark, saying: 

“So, that it’s on camera.” 

As she walks back into frame, she may have realized her error. Ullman points at the hot microphones and then walks away, in the direction of Governor Wolf.

Coincidentally, the remarks were captured before what was supposed to be a news conference in Doylestown, Pennsylvania on the “necessity for affordable health care coverage for Pennsylvanians, especially in the midst of an unprecedented pandemic.” 

Ullman posted about the event on her Twitter page, linking to a longer press release. It reads: 

“I was proud to join Governor Wolf and Senator Santarsiero today to advocate for the Affordable Care Act, which has been a lifeline for hundreds of thousands of Pennsylvanians during the COVID-19 pandemic. We must fight to protect the ACA and its life-saving protections for Pennsylvanians with pre-existing conditions.” 

There was no mention of her pre-press conference comedy routine. 

TheBlaze reported that it reached out to the offices of both politicians for comment on the exchange, and to clarify whether the two were joking about the situation. The news outlet said it has not heard back from either. 

For Pennsylvanians, the remarks may not translate as laughable. 

The state has been under some of the harshest restrictions in the country during the COVID-19 pandemic. 

In July, Wolf issues an emergency order forcing Pennsylvanians to wear masks. The mandatory mask order coincided with a policy to limit indoor gathering to 25 people and outdoor gatherings to 250 people. 

Earlier this month, a federal judge ruled that the state’s lockdowns, including those ordered by Wolf, are unconstitutional. 

CBS Philly reported that the judge said both the stay at home order and the decision to shut down businesses violated the highest law of the land. 

In a more than 60-page opinion, the media outlet said the judge wrote: 

“There is no question that this country has faced, and will face, emergencies of every sort. But the solution to a national crisis can never be permitted to supersede the commitment to individual liberty that stands as the foundation of the American experiment.” 

The orders the judge ruled as unconstitutional have already been suspended in the state. But, the judge did not make a ruling on restaurant restrictions, which are still in place. 

At the time, the governor’s office responded to the ruling in a statement that said:

“The administration is disappointed with the result and will seek a stay of the decision and file an appeal. The actions taken by the administration were mirrored by governors across the country and saved, and continue to save lives in the absence of federal action. This decision is especially worrying as Pennsylvania and the rest of the country are likely to face a challenging time with the possible resurgence of COVID-19 and the flu in the fall and winter.”

On Twitter, the backlash to Ullman and Wolf’s not so inside joke was harsh and nearly immediate. 

Slippery Rock, Pennsylvania Mayor Jondavid Longo tweeted Wednesday: 

“Gov. Wolf and Rep. Ullman caught on hot mic giggling and referring to masks as ‘political theater’ The destruction of the livelihoods of millions of Pennsylvanians is no laughing matter and we don’t find this entertaining.” 

President Trump’s former national intelligence director, Richard Grenell also posted the video. He captioned it: 

“The Pennsylvania Governor is purposefully hurting the economy to score political points. Voters should take note.” 

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Court sides with Pennsylvania Democrats, mail-in ballots can be counted three days after Election Day

PENNSYLVANIA– In recent months, Democrats have sought extensions for mail-in voting for this upcoming election. 

On Thursday, September 17th, the Pennsylvania’s Supreme Court sided with the state’s Democrats, and have granted a three-day extension past Election Day to count mail-in ballots.

On Thursday afternoon, The Associated Press reported the state’s Supreme Court:

“granted the Democratic Party’s request to order an extension of Pennsylvania’s Election Day-deadline to count mailed-in ballots for three days after Election Day,”

The Associated Press added that the ruling also:

“authorized the use of satellite election offices and drop boxes — which Philadelphia and its heavily populated suburbs are planning to use help relieve the pressure from an avalanche of mailed-in ballots expected in the Nov. 3 presidential election,” 

Law Enforcement Today has been reporting on the disastrous ways that mail-in voting has failed, and will continue to fail. Earlier this week, it was discovered that more than 1,600 mail-in ballots were in a “mislabeled bin”, two months after the Primary Election. 

More than 1,600 mail-in ballots discovered in ‘mislabeled’ bin – two months after New Jersey primary

SUSSEX COUNTY, NJ – With numerous media outlets and personalities trying to quell peoples’ concerns over possible caveats with mail-in ballots, reports of over 1,600 ballots discovered months after a primary election in New Jersey is likely not going to help alleviate concerns.

Apparently, officials from the Board of Elections recently discovered 1,666 ballots that were found in what was described as a “mislabeled bin” that was within a “secure area’ at the board office.”

These ballots stemmed from Sussex County in relation to the July 7th primary, according to Board of Elections Administrator Marge McCabe.

The ballots, which were found on September 10th, were said to have not been able to alter the outcome of any of the elections that transpired during the primary after being recently accounted for.

Yet, even after discovering these ballots nearly two months after the July 7th primary, the board claims to feel “confident” that all the votes have been since been counted:

“The Board of Elections is confident that all ballots received have been processed and the security of all the ballots has remained in place.”

But with primary results like that of the race between Ed Ramm Jr. and Township Committee incumbent David Hansen gunning for the Republican nomination being a 20 vote difference (with Hansen leading by those 20 votes) – the possibility of missing ballots can certainly create pause.

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Concerns over the enormous shift to mail-in ballots in the era of the pandemic has been riddled with troubling scenarios.

Looking at Glendale, California, an incident involving mail seemingly dumped and discarded has created wavering trust in the U.S. Postal Service.

Here’s our previous report on that story.

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GLENDALE, CA – A strange occurrence transpired recently in Glendale, California where piles of mail were seemingly dumped in two separate locations.

While the USPS is saying that they weren’t the culprits, video evidence was captured of at least one of the sites of the dumping where a rental truck was carrying said mail.

With the ongoing national conversation regarding the reliability of the USPS being able to handle mail-in ballots for the upcoming national election, this incident from September 3rd is not doing anything good for the mail carrier’s image.

Glendale Police Department Sgt. Christian Hauptmann says that the first of the two mail discarding incidents was said to have been reported at approximately 7:00 a.m. within the 1000 block of Allen Avenue.

Just about two hours after that reported incident, police were notified of the second dumping of mail within the 1600 block of Glenoaks Boulevard.

Surveillance video had captured the second incident, which the mail was dumped in a rear alley outside of the 7Q Spa Laser & Aesthetics.

In the video, you can see someone in a large Budget rental truck back into an area, open the sliding back door of the moving truck and start tossing several bags of U.S. mail on the ground and driving off.

One of the owners of the spa, Lilia Serobian, spoke about the incident with a local news crew:

“It happened early in the morning, 5:40, and it was a Budget rental — big truck — that backed up to the parking lot. And they’re like, slowly, one by one, they’re dropping the packages.”

While it is unclear if both discovered piles of mail were dumped by the same truck, the two locations were approximately one mile apart.

Reportedly, Postal Service investigators are currently looking into the matter and actively trying to determine which local post office these pieces of mail may have come from.

Not to mention, they’re also trying to ascertain who it was that rented the truck used in the scandal.

Omar Gonzalez, the Western Regional Coordinator for the American Postal Workers Union, commented on the investigation as well. Gonzalez explained that based upon the bags seen in the surveillance video, it appears that the mail dumped appeared to be bulk mail shipments.

Gonzalez further noted that they reached out to upper management in Glendale regarding the fiasco:

“We talked to the Glendale supervisor and the Glendale manager and asked from where the contractors would have received the bags. That’s when they responded, telling us the Union should not speak about it.”

What’s currently uncertain is whether the mail was intended to be transferred to the Glendale post office or if it was departing from Glendale and scheduled for delivery to the intended recipients.

However, what is certain is that if the mail was intended to be brought to Glendale’s post office for sorting, then it is supposed to be in a USPS truck and taken to a processing center.

But even if it was outgoing mail, Gonzalez still doesn’t know how it managed to get inside of that rental truck:

“If it’s outgoing, we don’t know how it got into the Budget truck.”

Nonetheless, the mail bags have been recovered and will be delivered – albeit with likely delays if there were intended promissory delivery dates, according to Gonzalez. Local police are also assisting with the investigation as well to determine what happened.

Matters like this case, when it pertains to stealing or tampering with mail, falls under 18 U.S. Code § 1708 – which is a federal offense. If someone is convicted under said statute, they could face up to five years in federal prison and suffer fines as well.

This is an ongoing investigation.

Please follow Law Enforcement Today to receive updates as this case further develops.

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