Jerry Falwell Jr.: Liberty University Has Become a Model in Reopening Schools

RUSH TRANSCRIPT Tonight we ░░░░░░░░ appreciate it Pleasure to ░░░░░░░░ here Laura Laura The ░░░░░░░░ of my next guest ░░░░░░░░ allow students back on ░░░░░░░░ in March was supposed ░░░░░░░░ end incomplete carnage and ░░░░░░░░ media ram hundreds of ░░░░░░░░ predicting as much The ░░░░░░░░ York Times on March ░░░░░░░░ Liberty University brings back ░░░░░░░░ students and Coronavirus too ░░░░░░░░ next day the papers ░░░░░░░░ buffoon seems to have ░░░░░░░░ his own personal viral ░░░░░░░░ spot March 31st The ░░░░░░░░ Post claimed an authoritarian ░░░░░░░░ structure brought Coronavirus to ░░░░░░░░ University And E R ░░░░░░░░ even went so far ░░░░░░░░ to tell The Daily ░░░░░░░░ if liberty reopens people ░░░░░░░░ die except none of ░░░░░░░░ happened According to the ░░░░░░░░ not a single student ░░░░░░░░ staff are on campus ░░░░░░░░ joins me now Jerry ░░░░░░░░ is your message to ░░░░░░░░ media and naysayers and ░░░░░░░░ college presidents who are ░░░░░░░░ about reopening Well if ░░░░░░░░ are a conservative college ░░░░░░░░ be careful they will ░░░░░░░░ after you It was ░░░░░░░░ political and it was ░░░░░░░░ just so reprehensible how ░░░░░░░░ did it They spent ░░░░░░░░ on campus The New ░░░░░░░░ Times reporter and the ░░░░░░░░ reporter ProPublica and even ░░░░░░░░ there were no trespassing ░░░░░░░░ anywhere never called to ░░░░░░░░ us for any comment ░░░░░░░░ talked to our on ░░░░░░░░ doctor a doctor who ░░░░░░░░ for a across town ░░░░░░░░ finally called us on ░░░░░░░░ March 29th at noon ░░░░░░░░ gave us until 3 ░░░░░░░░ to comment and then ░░░░░░░░ published We were scrambling ░░░░░░░░ to pull everybody together ░░░░░░░░ a Sunday But that ░░░░░░░░ their intent to Their ░░░░░░░░ was to create this ░░░░░░░░ impression you know the ░░░░░░░░ they did talk to ░░░░░░░░ there were a few ░░░░░░░░ with upper respiratory you ░░░░░░░░ allergy colds which Covid ░░░░░░░░ a lower respiratory Laura ░░░░░░░░ Jerry so you had ░░░░░░░░ m sorry to rush ░░░░░░░░ along here but you ░░░░░░░░ not see what they ░░░░░░░░ said would happen This ░░░░░░░░ it like definitive You ░░░░░░░░ bringing people to get ░░░░░░░░ ill and to become ░░░░░░░░ spreader s of the ░░░░░░░░ None of that happened ░░░░░░░░ We have a campus ░░░░░░░░ for 16 000 1200 ░░░░░░░░ came to stay at ░░░░░░░░ dorms for seven weeks ░░░░░░░░ were students who either ░░░░░░░░ t have high speed ░░░░░░░░ at home who either ░░░░░░░░ elderly relatives living at ░░░░░░░░ who were international students ░░░░░░░░ so they had no ░░░░░░░░ else to go We ░░░░░░░░ totally to online format ░░░░░░░░ the way liberty is ░░░░░░░░ to schools we have ░░░░░░░░ 000 adults in the ░░░░░░░░ program and we spent ░░░░░░░░ last 40 years perfecting ░░░░░░░░ so no class is ░░░░░░░░ than 25 students Laura ░░░░░░░░ you were ready I ░░░░░░░░ a little bit with ░░░░░░░░ you said earlier because ░░░░░░░░ online is done right ░░░░░░░░ just haphazardly like we ░░░░░░░░ seen with most universities ░░░░░░░░ Laura We re not ░░░░░░░░ to debate that I ░░░░░░░░ talking about children little ░░░░░░░░ The colleges is a ░░░░░░░░ dynamics especially for people ░░░░░░░░ don t want to ░░░░░░░░ huge amounts of money ░░░░░░░░ Jerry the thing about ░░░░░░░░ is we got Cambridge ░░░░░░░░ one of the most ░░░░░░░░ incredible schools in the ░░░░░░░░ who s already announced ░░░░░░░░ are not going to ░░░░░░░░ any on campus learning ░░░░░░░░ the next year I ░░░░░░░░ I m stunned I ░░░░░░░░ that s completely disregarding ░░░░░░░░ welfare of their students ░░░░░░░░ think student I think ░░░░░░░░ have an obligation to ░░░░░░░░ whatever they can to ░░░░░░░░ the students education That ░░░░░░░░ what we did We ░░░░░░░░ it in a safe ░░░░░░░░ really became the model ░░░░░░░░ had all take out ░░░░░░░░ our restaurants we had ░░░░░░░░ distancing all of the ░░░░░░░░ buildings were open so ░░░░░░░░ could spread out and ░░░░░░░░ was it worked perfectly ░░░░░░░░ even the one student ░░░░░░░░ is an online student ░░░░░░░░ was on campus tested ░░░░░░░░ it turns out he ░░░░░░░░ school to go to ░░░░░░░░ NFL draft back early ░░░░░░░░ March even though he ░░░░░░░░ on mine but somehow ░░░░░░░░ got press Laura I ░░░░░░░░ it I got it ░░░░░░░░ thank you so much ░░░░░░░░ joining I m glad ░░░░░░░░ gave people the choice ░░░░░░░░ want to stay home ░░░░░░░░ learn they can do ░░░░░░░░ It was either do ░░░░░░░░ or send them back ░░░░░░░░ hot spots like New ░░░░░░░░ New York or stay ░░░░░░░░ and stay safe Laura ░░░░░░░░ might have even saved ░░░░░░░░ who knows I think ░░░░░░░░ did Laura I wonder ░░░░░░░░ the immunity is in ░░░░░░░░ population do widescale immunity ░░░░░░░░ I d be curious ░░░░░░░░ see They are young ░░░░░░░░ it is not