(NPR) White House Stumbles Over How Best To Reopen Schools, As Trump Blasts CDC Guidance

White House Stumbles Over How Best To Reopen Schools, As Trump Blasts CDC Guidance








President Trump, seen here at a roundtable discussion at the White House on Tuesday, rebuked the CDC for its guidelines on reopening schools in a tweet Wednesday.



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White House Stumbles Over How Best To Reopen Schools, As Trump Blasts CDC Guidance






President Trump calls the recommendations "impractical" and says he'll pressure states to open schools this fall — even threatening to cut funding. But the decision largely lies with states.