‘HA!’ Hampshire College Denies Jesse Watters’ Fox News Segment Forced Return of American Flag

“Absolutely not,” school tells TheWrap about “O’Reilly Factor” correspondent’s impact on flag’s return

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Fox News host Jesse Watters claimed “victory” on Twitter, but Hampshire College says its decision to return the American flag to campus has nothing to do with his recent segment on “The O’Reilly Factor.”

The school raised the flag on Friday morning after removing it to “enable discussion,” when students of the liberal arts school became upset by Donald Trump’s victory over Hillary Clinton in the presidential election.

The “Factor” aired a segment on Wednesday night which featured Watters traveling to the college in Amherst, Massachusetts to confront its president Jonathan Lash and expose the situation.

“Ha! Absolutely not,” Hampshire College spokesperson John Courtmanche told TheWrap when we asked if the segment had anything to do with the decision.

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