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Trump Demands All Schools Be Reopened; Threatens School Funding
THAT should win over the suburban mom vote (not)!
By John Amato at Crooks and Liars
14 hours ago by Heather
https://crooksandliars.com/2020/07/trump-demands-all-schools-be-reopened-put
"SNIP.....
Donald Trump isn't interested in protecting Americans. He's interested in getting re-elected.
And he's willing to put America's schoolchildren at risk for his own glory.
On Tuesday, he held one of his sycophantic Blights of the Round Table meetings, where he requires a cadre of staffers to gushingly glorify his existence at length.
Then he discussed the pandemic and how those mean teachers won't go back to work.
Incredibly, Trump demanded that governors reopen all schools in the fall with no consideration as to how the country will be handling COVID-19.
......SNIP"
soothsayer
(38,601 posts)applegrove
(118,691 posts)masking as a policy? Social engineering during COVID-19?
The Velveteen Ocelot
(115,735 posts)Almost all funding comes from local and state sources; federal funding is only about 8% - and Congress, not the executive branch, controls federal money.
SWBTATTReg
(22,133 posts)applegrove
(118,691 posts)The Velveteen Ocelot
(115,735 posts)His Lardship has no control over what individual school districts decide to do. Even state governors have less control than local school districts. Unfortunately, though, he might influence some of the dumber Trumpists on school boards to do what he wants.
WyattKansas
(1,648 posts)Especially when the parents in those conservative districts are seeing firsthand in local papers how reckless and dangerous that is to their kids.
I_UndergroundPanther
(12,480 posts)Republicans like stupid people,easier to exploit.
And all the schools with be Christian schools you pay out the ass for.
That's what Deluded Devos wants.
global1
(25,253 posts)If he wants the schools to be re-opened - he shouldn't be threatening them by cutting off funds if they don't do what he wants.
Instead, if he really wants the schools to re-open and he wants them to cooperate and do it safely - the choice he should have made is providing sufficient funding for them to do it the right way.
So this re-opening is a decision that will fail - just like all the rest of his decisions with respect to Covid.
Trump is a person that just doesn't learn anything and he keeps making the same mistakes over and over again.
What's the old saying of insanity? 'doing the same thing and expecting different results.'
We're doomed I tell you!!! We're doomed!!!
leftyladyfrommo
(18,868 posts)The interviewed was a former Obama education official
I didn't catch his name but he said the education officials are completely ignoring Trump because he has nothing to add. They are trying to figure out a way to open schools but it's really complicated. You have to protect the kids and their families and the teachers.
It's a huge deal.
He was just titally disgusted with Trump and his terrible ideas.
Javaman
(62,530 posts)your kid Baron. You first, prick.
Beartracks
(12,816 posts)Weird that he doesn't think that surging COVID-19 deaths make him look bad.
And also the Republicans who lick his boots -- I mean, who support him in all his dumbfuckery.
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dem4decades
(11,296 posts)risk.
They did it and many Americans died.
Now Trump is asking States to open up schools putting your children at risk.
Are you willing to risk your child's life based on Trump's lies?