Nancy Pelosi's visit to a San Francisco hair salon was a setup.

Nancy Pelosi visited a San Francisco hair salon on August 31 and the salon owner has refuted the claim that Pelosi's visit was a setup.

Nancy Pelosi visited a San Francisco hair salon on August 31 and the salon owner has refuted the claim that Pelosi's visit was a setup.In late Aug., a surveillance video surfaced of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's visit to a San Francisco salon, where she was seen inside without a mask on, which violated the city's health guidelines. Pelosi responded to the video, calling the visit a "setup." Pelosi said she takes responsibility for trusting the salon's word that she's been to "many times" when they said they could accommodate one person at a time. She said they now owe her "an apology for setting [me] up."

The salon owner has since denied Pelosi's claim, while Pelosi's hairstylist has backed it. The video, which Fox News obtained, briefly shows Pelosi walking through the salon with a mask around her neck and someone with a mask on walking behind her. Erica Kious, who owns the salon, eSalon on Union Street in San Francisco, told Fox News Pelosi got her hair washed and blown out during her visit.

At the time, salons in San Francisco had been closed for months due to the coronavirus pandemic. They were allowed to start reopening from a day after Pelosi's visit – for outdoor service, reported CBS. Face masks are always required during approved services and more generally required citywide when social distancing can't be maintained.

At the time of writing, there is no evidence which suggests whether the salon visit was a set-up or not.

Nancy Pelosi visited a San Francisco hair salon on August 31 and the salon owner has refuted the claim that Pelosi's visit was a setup.