GOP senator says people are ‘enjoying’ pandemic because they ‘hate America’

Sen. John Kennedy told people who want to keep schools closed to kiss his ass.

Sen. John Kennedy (R-LA) claimed on Monday that many people only want to keep schools closed during the coronavirus pandemic for political gain.

“America’s going through a rough patch right now,” Kennedy told Fox News. “Some people seem to be enjoying it. Maybe they just hate America. Maybe they just enjoy watching the world burn. I think some are liking the chaos because they think it gives them a political advantage.”

Kennedy argued that schools need to be reopened fully because “for many of our kids, keeping these schools closed is gonna hurt them far worse than the coronavirus can.” He listed a number of countries that already reopened schools and suggested that America can do so as well. Continue reading.