The WHCA dinner was too dangerous for Dr. Fauci but not the 'outdoor' garden party that sure looks a lot like it was inside at times

There’s a photo flying around Twitter showing Dr. Anthony Fauci and CNN’s Don Lemon attending one of the WHCA dinner pre-parties and we are happy to report that it’s 100% for real:

From Politico, who shook off Dr. Fauci saying attending the dinner was too dangerous but this garden party was okay because it was outside. The photo looks like it was taken inside, but hey, follow the science or something:

— At the 27th Annual White House Correspondents’ Weekend Garden Brunch, the most buzzworthy attendee was Anthony Fauci, who said earlier this week that he would not attend the dinner over Covid concerns. To be fair, the Saturday brunch had considerably fewer attendees and was held outside. SPOTTED: press secretary Jen Psaki, DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg, Sens. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) and Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.), Reps. Debbie Dingell (D-Mich.) and Brendan Boyle (D-Pa.), FTC Chair Lina Khan, British Ambassador Karen Pierce, Deborah Birx, Lynda Carter, Harry Hamlin, Brooke Shields, Naomi Biden, Gayle King, Don Lemon, Wolf Blitzer, Kara Swisher, Fat Joe and Danny Strong.

That look when you get caught — again — without your mask:

@donlemon, Dr. #TonyFauci, and @CapehartJ at the 2022 White House Correspondents' #GardenBrunch @whca pic.twitter.com/JmRkVZo0rq

— White House Insider (@whcinsider) April 30, 2022

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Fauci said at the brunch that he’s happy to see people coming out, just not to the dinner, that is:

Dr. #TonyFauci is glad to see people coming out after a stressful two and a half years and doing so safely. #GardenBrunch @whca pic.twitter.com/HfbyEQfzae

— White House Insider (@whcinsider) April 30, 2022

We’ll just add this to the list of “do what I say, not what I do” from our health experts:

Fauci bailed on attending the White House Correspondents’ Dinner because of “individual assessment of my personal risk." …..so he just went to the crowed pre-parties #WHCD pic.twitter.com/OEkX9OuYHL

— Sean Spicer (@seanspicer) May 1, 2022

Another shot of the “outdoor” party. Maybe Secretary Pete can explain why this is safer than being maskless in a plane?

Peak White House Correspondents’ Garden Brunch @PeteButtigieg @amyklobuchar pic.twitter.com/QeE4GdBJWE

— Kasie Hunt (@kasie) April 30, 2022

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