COLUMBUS – Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine has asked Ohioans to avoid large gatherings, wear masks and avoid eating with people outside their households to slow the spread of COVID-19.
Instead, a group of fellow Republicans, including the governor s son Ohio Supreme Court Justice Pat DeWine, were pictured at a holiday party Tuesday at Price Hill Chili on Cincinnati s West Side without masks. Several dozen people were visible in photos of the Cincinnati West Republican Club event.
Photos that Hamilton County Chairman Alex Triantafilou shared in the now-deleted tweet showed Pat DeWine posing and smiling with another attendee; neither were wearing masks. Other pictures show the crowd standing for the Pledge of Allegiance in close quarters and without facial coverings.