Chris Cuomo blames TRUMP for Nancy Pelosi’s salon visit – saying she’s falling under his ‘influence’

CNN's Chris Cuomo has blamed Nancy Pelosi's hair scandal on President Donald Trump.

Speaking on Primetime on Wednesday, discussed getting her hair done in a shuttered salon, seemingly flouting COVID lockdown rules.

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Cuomo - the brother of  Governor  - said: "Maybe she was listening to the president who said masks are weakness, who’s always encouraging people to take off masks, who held his big speech about how to control the pandemic in front of a crowd that was largely without masks.

"Maybe Pelosi’s falling under the influence.”

The anchor was referring to

Pelosi's pampering was captured in startling security footage obtained by .

The House Speaker can be seen walking through the salon on Monday afternoon with wet hair and not wearing a mask.

The images sparked outrage among conservatives who were quick to point out that Pelosi - who has slammed the president for not wearing a mask - was breaking the city's coronavirus-prevention rules.

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On Wednesday, Pelosi said she had been "set-up" by the salon.

Pelosi told reporters at an event in San Francisco's Noe Valley: "I think that this salon owes me an apology, for setting me up.

"I take responsibility for trusting the word of the neighborhood salon that I've been to over the years many times when they said we’re able to accommodate people one person at a time."

She maintained that her regular stylist who comes to her home was unavailable so she contacted the salon in question, who said one customer at a time was ok.

However, the owner of the salon, Erica Kious, has insisted Pelosi was not set up.

In an interview with Fox News on Wednesday, Kious said: "There was no way I could’ve set that up.

“I’ve had a camera system in there for five years. I mean, I didn’t go in there and turn cameras on as soon as she walked in and set her up. So that is absolutely false.”

Despite eSalon owner Kious' claims, the stylist who did Pelosi's hair, Jonathan DeNardo, said he received approval from Kious to proceed with the appointment, according to a

He also claimed in the statement, released Wednesday, to have taken "all requisite safety measures throughout his appointment with Speaker Pelosi, including sanitation of all service areas and wearing of CDC-recommended protective equipment, and thereafter ensure."

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 has since vowed to "send Nancy Pelosi packing" as she was caught flouting  safety rules at the hair salon with her mask around her neck.

Meanwhile, after he was "heard saying there were sexual harassment allegations made against him."

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Trump  on Wednesday morning: “Will Fredo be fired by Fake News @CNN?

“He speaks with great disrespect about women, and it will only get worse. Fredo’s Ratings are bad, so this is the time.

“Always terrible to speak to sleazebags, especially when you are being recorded. CNN has no choice, Fredo must go!”