The Trump administration's "reopening schools" rally today, by me and the great @peterbakernyt.

Trump Leans on Schools to Reopen as Virus Continues Its Spread: https://t.co/6mo7UPmXNG

— Erica L. Green (@EricaLG) July 8, 2020

California schools will reopen when the data shows it is safe to do so, according to California Gov. Gavin Newsom

“I’m not worried about the latest tweets." https://t.co/AdZOaQb66h

— CNN (@CNN) July 8, 2020

DAMN, son. https://t.co/A8yTmluF7b

— Rick Wilson (@TheRickWilson) July 8, 2020

Trump says, “we must open our country up now.” Betsy DeVos just said, “students can & must continue to learn full time.” But NONE of them can say, “Americans must wear masks to protect themselves & others.” What the h&ll is wrong w/these people. Yes, that’s a rhetorical question.

— Glenn Kirschner (@glennkirschner2) July 8, 2020

Every plan to reopen schools safely in the fall costs money, and school districts and local governments don’t have any. https://t.co/FFKZEttHpi

— Vox (@voxdotcom) July 8, 2020

WASHINGTON (AP) — Trump threatens to withhold federal funds from schools that don't reopen, lashes out at health officials over guidelines.

— Jonathan Lemire (@JonLemire) July 8, 2020

Translation: Ignore the scientists who work for us and trust the reality TV star President who is more concerned about his election than your child's health https://t.co/u2Zd6lNA5C

— Dan Pfeiffer (@danpfeiffer) July 8, 2020

Asked what the administration's specific plan is to support schools, re testing, tracing, PPE, etc., Pence says, "The plan is to continue to do what we have done from the very beginning." He claims that is providing governors "whatever support they need."

— Daniel Dale (@ddale8) July 8, 2020

Everyone agrees. School closures have been damaging to children. But the solution is not to tweet "schools must open" but to design policies, and provide resources, to open them as safely as possible. It's like the economy–if it's not done well, we will be shut down again. https://t.co/OqlQv9PPtn

— Julian Zelizer (@julianzelizer) July 8, 2020

The risk of schools not opening in fall is fearful. Students will carry the scar for years, marginal students may lose their educations altogether. The burden on parents is crushing.

But Trump's "let the kids face the risk" is no answer. Schools are closed because he failed

— David Frum (@davidfrum) July 8, 2020

So schools can safely reopen if they simply follow hospital-grade infection prevention protocols? And he thinks that’s a compelling argument for reopening them this fall? https://t.co/aG7e51zMMK

— Jeremy BLACK LIVES MATTER Konyndyk (@JeremyKonyndyk) July 7, 2020

The president of Florida's largest teachers union and and an elementary teacher in Broward county join the show to discuss the perils of Florida requiring schools to reopen in August. https://t.co/nR1kVfjf8Q pic.twitter.com/qlWctKAdk8

— Cuomo Prime Time (@CuomoPrimeTime) July 8, 2020

Asked by Nexstar today what specifically his administration is doing to make sure schools can reopen, Trump did not identify anything. Rather, he simply said "the schools have to open." He also claimed there will be a vaccine "very soon."

— Daniel Dale (@ddale8) July 8, 2020

White House presses for schools to reopen in fall https://t.co/bET50lG9Dk

— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) July 8, 2020

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⁦@BetsyDeVosED⁩ used a conference call w govs today to target one of the most high-profile school districts in the country

Read ⁦@peterbakernyt⁩ ⁦⁦+ @EricaLG⁩
on how Trump & allies are going all-in demanding schools reopen > https://t.co/jMNYwXYHPj

— Jonathan Martin (@jmartNYT) July 8, 2020

"We're very much going to put pressure on governors and everybody else to open the schools, to get them open," said Pres. Trump, who has been anxious to reopen America to kickstart the economy and otherwise move on from the pandemic, despite its resurgence https://t.co/ox5tWWxvDg

— CNN (@CNN) July 8, 2020

Teachers I have gotten alarmed text messages from do not want it. https://t.co/aeWhjpuPAB

— Joy Reid (@JoyAnnReid) July 7, 2020

President Trump says he is going to put pressure on governors to reopen their schools and admits some places will have difficulty https://t.co/xdFtDVtdpB pic.twitter.com/5OvUJyu139

— CNN Breaking News (@cnnbrk) July 7, 2020

The choice before us is not between schools staying closed or schools reopening in potentially unsafe conditions. The choice is whether we care enough about opening schools to do what is necessary *now* so it will be safe to do so in the fall.

— Susan Hennessey (@Susan_Hennessey) July 7, 2020

Trump turning the complicated decisions of opening schools into a wedge issue, accusing Dems both on Twitter and today at the WH of wanting to keep them closed in the fall “for political reasons” https://t.co/IyZvyY7xXc

— Manu Raju (@mkraju) July 7, 2020

NOW: My question – If it’s safe to send kids back to school is it safe to send Manafort back to prison. Walk off. No answer. @realDonaldTrump @PressSec pic.twitter.com/YUSrVCf44L

— Brian J. Karem (@BrianKarem) July 8, 2020

Posting this again. https://t.co/xAohadmIIi

— Don Winslow (@donwinslow) July 8, 2020

This dynamic was tense enough w/o injecting presidential politics. Nothing good can come of it. https://t.co/XwSsQeYJxM

— Liam Donovan (@LPDonovan) July 6, 2020

From “sleepy” to “corrupt”. Which makes sense — I remember working as a prosecutor and taking down drowsy, dishonest crime bosses. https://t.co/iFUOoM26Bg

— Rep. Eric Swalwell (@RepSwalwell) July 6, 2020

VP Pence says on call with governors that it's the recommendation of POTUS & WH coronavirus task force that schools reopen. Adds that guidance govs are receiving "is meant to supplement and not replace state local, territorial or tribal laws, rules, regulations," per audio.

— Katherine Faulders (@KFaulders) July 7, 2020

DeSantis has mandated K-12 schools reopen in 4 weeks, vetoed funding for online learning & refuses to mandate mask wearing

He is either trying to endanger our children or trying to sabotage K-12 education altogether

Rich families will find an alternative. Poor families will not

— Pam Keith (@PamKeithFL) July 7, 2020

When it’s safe enough for Manafort to go back to jail, we can discuss safely opening schools. 🤨

— Linda Childers (@lindarchilders) July 6, 2020

Um. So this happened. https://t.co/MaAyDVpdi5

— Erica L. Green (@EricaLG) July 6, 2020

“I will not reopen our school system August 24th if the conditions are what they are today,” Miami-Dade County Public Schools Superintendent Alberto Carvalho says. “Our reopening plan contemplates a phase two reality. We are still in phase one.” https://t.co/BBpiUNVWhm pic.twitter.com/sj2nPQJqMc

— CNN (@CNN) July 7, 2020

TRUMP: "We want to reopen the schools. Everybody wants it. The moms want it. The dads want it. The kids want it. It's time to do it." (He cites no evidence.) pic.twitter.com/shcR3yNRAr

— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) July 7, 2020

Education Secretary Betsy DeVos is assailing plans by some local districts to offer in-person instruction only a few days a week. She says schools must be “fully operational” even amid the pandemic and anything less fails students and taxpayers. https://t.co/U9KSDdVypM

— The Associated Press (@AP) July 7, 2020

54% of parents are somewhat or very uncomfortable with reopening K-12 schools this Fall https://t.co/s8toDSy5eU

— Andrew Yang🧢🇺🇸 (@AndrewYang) July 5, 2020

Trump on political leaders who won't yet open schools in the fall: "We don't want people to make political statements or do it for political reasons, they think it's gonna be good for them politically so they keep the schools closed. No way." He says he'll put pressure on them.

— Daniel Dale (@ddale8) July 7, 2020

Not going to stop the virus, not going to give schools additional resources or expertise, just going to apply political pressure. Awesome. This will go well. https://t.co/KQyj7bGHnX

— Matthew Gertz (@MattGertz) July 7, 2020

Top Trump official makes a mockery of teachers' concerns about reopening schools safely https://t.co/SbRCb6LlQj

— Daily Kos (@dailykos) July 7, 2020