Rep. Devin Nunes, R-Calif., argued Tuesday that it was “way overkill” for California to keep schools closed for the rest of the academic year in order to combat the spread of the new coronavirus.
Nunes, who previously urged Americans to go out to their local restaurants and pubs amid the pandemic, argued that schools should reopen within weeks rather than months during an appearance on Fox News.
“The schools were just canceled out here in California, which is way overkill,” Nunes said. “I mean, it’s possible the kids could have went back to school in two weeks, four weeks. But they just canceled the rest of the schools.” Continue reading.