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The hosts of “The View” thought that when Dr. Phil McGraw appeared as a visitor on Monday, he would solely be selling his upcoming ebook. However then the well-known TV host modified the topic and irked the hosts when he talked in regards to the dangerous results college closures are having on harmless kids throughout the Covid pandemic.
The phase took a flip when co-host Sara Haynes requested Dr. Phil a query about how dad and mom are starting to ensure they’re nonetheless the “finest voice” of their kids's ears on account of social media. He responded by explaining how youth stopped residing lively lives because of the creation of smartphones, leading to an enormous improve in despair and suicide.
Dr. Phil then switched gears and detailed how the COVID-19 pandemic made every thing worse for teenagers. She particularly acknowledged that when colleges are closed, journalists aren’t obliged to report on baby abuse and sexual assault. As a substitute the youngsters had been despatched again dwelling to their abusers.
An upset Whoopi Goldberg tried to flee this dire actuality by claiming that authorities officers had been simply “making an attempt to avoid wasting the lives of youngsters.” Then he tried to assert that America is “fortunate” as a result of we maintain youngsters locked up.
A shocked Ana Navarro fully ignored Dr. Phil and stupidly requested him if he was saying that no schoolchildren died from COVID.
Dr. Phil wasn't involved in their nonsense. He gave the hosts one final actuality examine, declaring that kids had been the most secure group and that they’re nonetheless affected by COVID mismanagement.
On the finish the viewers welcomed him with applause. Goldberg then thanked him and the present went to industrial break.
Watch (important phase begins at 7:09):
Dr. Phil simply went on “The View” and advised all of the hosts how loopy it was to shut colleges on account of COVID. And their viewers cheers them on! Dr. Phil from the rooftop! pic.twitter.com/SQtq68SkFM
– Clay Travis (@ClayTravis) 26 February 2024
Transcript:
Dr. Phil: '08, like 2009, smartphones got here out, and youngsters began, they stopped residing their lives and began watching individuals reside their lives, and so we had the most important improve and the best of despair, anxiousness. See the extent. , loneliness, and suicide, since data have ever been stored, and this continues to be the case, repeatedly and repeatedly.
Covid hit after ten years. And the identical businesses that knew that had been the identical businesses that closed the faculties for 2 years. who does that?
Who takes away the help system for these youngsters and shuts it down?
And by the best way, once they shut it down, they stopped mandated reporters from seeing the youngsters who had been being abused and sexually assaulted, and in impact, despatched them dwelling and left them with their abusers. Gave. And referrals dropped by 50-60%.
GOLDBERG: They had been making an attempt to avoid wasting the lives of youngsters. We all know the individuals who died throughout this time, so these weren’t the individuals who…
Dr. Phil: Not college youngsters.
GOLDBERG: Properly, you already know, we're fortunate as a result of we stored them away from locations the place they couldn't get sick.
Navarro (shocked): Are you saying no schoolchildren have died from COVID?
Dr. Phil: I'm saying it was the most secure group. They had been the least susceptible group.
They’ve suffered and can endure extra from the mismanagement of Covid than from publicity to Covid. And this isn’t an opinion. it's a reality.