WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump’s demand for U.S. schools to fully reopen this fall amid the coronavirus pandemic is central to an emerging re-election strategy that seeks to resuscitate his flagging support in the nation’s critical suburbs.
The messaging amounts to a fresh effort to position Trump as the candidate of public safety and social and economic stability, several people close to the campaign said. Suburbs in key election states such as Pennsylvania, Wisconsin and Florida are filled with affluent swing voters, and many feature large, robust public school systems.
Trump’s campaign views K-12 schools’ reopening as one key to an economic recovery, allowing working parents with young children to be more productive while addressing concerns that distance learning is harmful to some students. “I don’t usually agree with anything about Trump. I do agree schools need to open back up,” Lee said. “It’s time to get back to normal.”
FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during an event on reopening schools amid the coronavirus disease pandemic in the East Room at the White House in Washington, U.S., July 7, 2020. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque/File Photo
He doesn’t give a crap about anyone’s kids. Or anyone else.
When kids start dying, he’s gonna lose more voters than he hopes to gain.
I naively thought that it was central to his strategy for education of young Americans. I am a little bit disappointing realizing that maybe he has different objectives than making America great again.
Bulamacartoons He said Stop this nonsense 🤔
Wow, your headline.....that's objective journalism....do you need to revive customers?
What do the teachers' unions think of this brilliant idea?
The only time realDonaldTrump isn’t shooting himself in the foot is when he’s reloading. If he cuts funding, the schools can dump on the blame on him. He’s so STUPID! 😂😂👎🏼
So children will be sacrificed for Trump’s presidential campaign. How is this a winnng strategy for wooing suburban voters?
Schools damn well better reopen! I'm supposed to start at Trump University in the fall.
The right thing should help votes, but not everything that aims at helping vote is the right thing. The president is doing the right thing which should help his running.
No. It’s central to children’s health and safety
Conservatives have railed against liberal indoctrination in schools for 25 years... What is the rush to send your kids back to get more communist reeducation? Use the opportunity to kick the system out and replace it with actual education. Why is that rocket science?
How much money is too much money to keep our children safe?
Dangerous for all
Wow. He’s really banking on how much suburban parents hate their fucking kids.
His plan is incredibly evil & he's just too stupid to understand it will backfire. Teachers, parents, and grandparents will get sick in larger & larger numbers starting in late September and dying starting in October. By election day the disastrous consequences will be clear.
Baaahaaa! Thank fuck most of our teachers and subs live in the burbs. They are seeing first hand what a sheet show the Trump administration is.
he is using lives of children as collateral !! 🙂
Oh yes, I want a President who threatens school funding (my tax dollars) unless we send our children back to school in the middle of a pandemic. TrumpKillsAmericans
I'm sure killing their children and families will garner him much suburban support.
Criminal Trump Does More Crimes GOPCorruption CORRUPTION
realDonaldTrump Well that's a big backfire waiting to happen. 😂😂😂😂 Suburban moms are like lionesses when it comes to their kids. You don't mess with them. They'll chew your head off!
VoteBlue
Suburban mother here. I hate him more today than yesterday, but not as much as tomorrow.
Fake news ! There is NO flagging support🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
SaharaReporters NGRPresident
The key here is re-election, like everything else he does.
If you don’t open them safely with adequate masks, hand sanitizers, plexi glass and on site nurse, no good parent or teacher will support this
Someone pressure POTUS to discuss investments into vaccines and r&d
Would you put your children’s lives in this occupants hands?
DonaldTrump is nothing but a cold blooded murderer and monster.
And he thinks that's the way to do it, huh? Sad
Every time I take a giant shit and it doesn't look exactly like Donald Trump, I'm shocked. TrumpIsATraitor ResignNowTrump
Serious question Why are there no biohazard bins for mask and gloves if this virus is so contagious and deadly.
Trump is doomed. He will never win.
So it is all about trump after all. The message to America is if thousands of you have to die for me to be reelected, that's a trade-off I am willing to make. This type of behavior is borderline psychopathic. trump as president has a duty to care. Does anybody feel cared for?
Ass🤡
Why are they clapping? Is he king?
hell 185000 an counting....what few more its only the future gen. ..(🖕🖕🖕 trump)
You mean it isn’t really about the kids getting the best education possible and becoming great members of society like they tell us...... shocking Trump wouldn’t use kids lives for political gains... right
Makes sense because suburban voters hate their kids
He and his re-election people don't understand that suburbanites won't send their kids to schools unless it is safe to do so? Talk about a bunch of morons, not knowing their electorate.
If children go back to school they will infect the teachers and when they go home they’ll infect their parents and grandparents . If they don’t go back the Covid 19 can’t spread
Until a teacher gets sick and the entire school district is in quarantine.
The same guy who said this wants schools open
But State Taxes support State Schools. Businesses lost, tax income lost, budget cuts extreme for all States. What’s next?
It's all about him no matter how many people he kills.
The humans on our planet must have done something exceedingly evil to deserve this drongo.
It's about trying to educate our children and the NOT the leftist propaganda you are spewing.
We don't believe you any more. You have lost all credibility Reuters!
The whole virus thing has been politicised in the US that’s why you lead the world in infection rates and deaths oh and you are lead by a bloody idiot realDonaldTrump
It will backfire
What is the plan? When will the schools get correct funding (instead of GoFundMe) + additional funding for safety measures? Are you going to give broadband access to rural communities to support online education?
Presidente Trump quiere reabran las escuelas.
Suburban voters care about the health of their children and the people that teach them.
Uhm, missed the mark by a football field on that one. Every Mom and Dad I know in these burbs are homeschooling until there’s a vaccine.
Clap, clap for corrupt and moron!
People don’t care until it’s them.
Yeah, endanger peoples kids MF realDonaldTrump and see how far it gets you. And pay attention to Dr Fauci as if our lives depend on it, because they do. TrumpPandemicFailure
The man doesn’t want to be re-elected he is just to stubborn and thin skinned to walk away. I doubt he really wanted to be elected in the first place.
Because he hasn't already managed to ensure thousands of adults will die from this virus, let's make more petri dishes🤬
How is this strategy? Over 130,000 tax payers/voters dead already.
Trump has made America a worldwide laughing stock.
Maybe a school for fake presidents will take trump in and try to teach him dignity, honesty, class and character?
It's about trying to educate our children and the leftist propaganda you are spewing.
When he's willing to put Baron in a public school with only the protections the school has to offer them we can talk about schools opening
...and realDonaldTrump ‘s need to improve the economy so he can then brag about how totes awesome he is yet again🤮
Open the schools
Post all your Joe Biden for President yard signs. Show your spirit! Show the Trumpers what their up against! Biden2020
What’s the strategy? Kill their kids
Oh yes, threaten their children. that will work.
How easy will it be to get re-elected with tens of thousands of sick and dieing children? Too bad he doesn't give a damned about the children of America. He only cares about himself.
Hmm, suburban parents wouldn’t appreciate sick or deceased kids. As a suburban mom, I don’t think this is very well thought out.
Yeah, forcing them to be exposed to Covid’s really gonna garner those votes.
Using the lives of children as collateral.
Either they go back or you hold them back a year.
Again.... do y’all think THIS man cares about kids?
Great idea - vote for the guy who wants you to send your kids to school but you can bet your sweet (bleep) that kid of his ain’t going sendtrumptoschool trumpkillskids VoteBidenToSaveAmerica2020
He didn't demand it! He said, 'we should'... and we should!
Well, the flagging support is a liberal media story that was also told about Hillary even the day before she lost the election. Reopening the schools however contradicts basic math. Schools were overcrowded, so how you social distance without building 2 to 3 times more schools?
Tough shite realDonaldTrump Grandkids will be staying home. Recess music PE all included. Free lunch, too
He can't revive anything. He has a track record as president now and it is sad, sad, sad. Trump is losing on the biggest stage in America and we all get to see it live and in color. It's going to be glorious. trumpvirus chump ByeDon2020
Will the federal gov be picking up the cost of all of those, who are infected by the virus from this?
The Present President will be President until 2024. Why might you think I know this?
U r nonsense
When having a strategy, it’s good to also have a plan to execute it.
Does he realize that suburban voters are going to be pissed if they have to bury grandma because little Bobby brought home COVID from school?
What could go wrong?
Is this a quote?
Lol. Suburban mums love it when you threaten to defund their schools unless they send junior out to catch and kill grandma. Good luck.
I live in the suburbs. The school situation is a disaster. There is nothing to revive
Nope, not an election strategy. Common sense, get the kids back to school. Parents can't just stick around all day, multiple revenue streams are needed these days.
Not happening.
I disagree, I wouldn't want my kids exposed to this...
maggieNYT In the middle of a pandemic grossly mismanaged by Trump and his administration. Kids will get sick. Some kids will die. Teachers will get sick. Some will die. The need to open schools is understandable. Will these future deaths be acceptable to this country? To their families?
realDonaldTrump seems to have been using tactics of Indian politics but whether it will work in US ? A million pound question.
maggieNYT Bad political move. Parents actually love their children and their teachers. Covid first.
The sign it’s working comes in November
maggieNYT Is anything working for realDonaldTrump ?
Breaking. All time record for US. 15,300 new Florida COVID-19 cases overnight. He's done.
maggieNYT Can’t fight a pandemic. If you do you lose.
maggieNYT 'give me your children' That should work!
The safety of our kids, and their lives, matter most. Education is important but not at the expense of life. Parents/students who continue to seek our professional online education/assignment help for their children are wise. I would encourage online learning. hilkmosgmail.com
So it's not about the lives or welfare of the schoolchildren then?
maggieNYT Too much virus in the populous states...too early to open schools! The do nothing president messed up and look where we are now!There are 134,572 US deaths from the virus ALL in trumps watch.
Take it you were not there at the rally? Just saw some footage of thousands of people cheering him on
realDonaldTrump, ya know what's far worse for your reelection than a bad economy? Getting our children sick with Covid-19, or worse, killing them with it. Unlike you, we love our kids more than anything & will do everything to protect them. DumpTrump2020 LeaveOurKidsAlone
Cause nothing says suburban parent like,” come on, we’ll take “care” of your kids”.
Will I guess this will make him in a deeper sh*t....for sure this will increase dramatically the number of victoms
maggieNYT So he's willing to trade children for re-election? When does his kid go back to school?
He wants the economy going again for the benefit of all Americans. The Democrats want to hinder progress for purely political reasons. The cynicism is revolting.
The broader point is that if schools are entirely opened, why not everything else? This is simply one more lame—and dangerous—ploy on the part of Trump to open all economies, hoping this would give him a chance to win in Nov. This is how desperate and self-defeating he’s become.
maggieNYT Has there ever been an Administration so DEAD WRONG so consistently on so many different issues? It literally blows my f÷×/g mind! De Vos is laughably stupid... At this point, they couldn't find the right way out of an open paper bag.
Is this news? Doesn't read like a news article. Probably should stop heading opinion pieces makes you look like a cheap tabloid
The CRIMINAL responsible for 138,000 Americans dead, now wants to do the same with our children?
maggieNYT turd💩
maggieNYT Nothing Trump can do at this point will change the outcome if enough people vote. In fact, everything he is doing is worsening his position. Take the Senate with you Donnie!
Work or not, at least open school is good for kids. I have been educated in my whole life. After get my PHD in physics and looked back,I would say one of most important thing for youngsters is the social skills. This why I feel home school or online studies will never work
maggieNYT Surbuban voters don’t want schools reopened in a pandemic. And lots of suburban voters are parents, and plenty are teachers or know teachers. I’m not sure a plan to put them and their family and friends at risk is a winner here.
maggieNYT Donald Trump Doesn't care about America's Kids. Like everyone else, they're expendable. He cares about his bad polling numbers. He cares about his pathetic reelection bid. He cares about Himself. FailedPresident PresidentOfDeath COVID19 VoteBlue2020
maggieNYT His polling tells him not enough suburban children have died. He is determined to right that wrong.
That is an incredible stupid plan.
SpiroAgnewGhost Not working. realDonaldTrump
maggieNYT If kids get sick and die that probably won’t help.
Perhaps suburban moms don't want to return to their normal lives enough to kill family members... Go figure. No pleasing some folks.
chenweihua Everything is about election, what about people?
chenweihua I am a suburban voter, as much as I want schools to open, I don’t feel comfortable unless I can see convincing measures being taken to keep the kids safe and the overall cases are trending down
maggieNYT It's more about how to reopen safely according to the CDC guidelines. American families will not stand by and allow Trump to negligently kill their children and dedicated educators at any age.
maggieNYT Yet another boneheaded idea from the unusually tiny brain of realDonaldTrump. More of us are beginning to believe he WANTS to lose on Nov 3. 54% of parents are uncomfortable or very uncomfortable with the idea of reopening this fall.
Corrupt Democrats only care about destroying the USA. Will do anything to remove Trump. Trump will win in a landslide, despite the lies of media.
you think it's not working, but realDonaldTrump has all of us suburban voters already on his side. The silent majority is out there.
what a twisted lie. reuters and cnn compete to tell biggest lie? 'restore' he never lost his standing.point 2= 'little sign' you antiAmerican hacks would never even look or admit it. the good ppl of America aren't going to tell you or take part in your phony polls. surprised?
Guess suburbanites don't want to gamble with their kids health / lives for him? TrumpHasNoCredibility TrumpVirusCatastrophe trumpVirusKillsAmericans
maggieNYT By killing their kids or themselves via the kids?
maggieNYT Speculating that 'Trump sees reopening schools as part of a plan to restore his standing among suburban voters' is worse than Trump Whispering. We have no idea what the intent is but we've already seen the results. Doing harm is the policy, not some imagined political maneuver.
maggieNYT Because suburban voters are into killing kids, teachers and parents. Oh, I see. 🙄
trump’s decision are disastrous More than 7,000 kids have tested positive for coronavirus in Florida. 12 have MIS-C
Add healthcare insurance and a cemetary plot. Good to go.
SpiroAgnewGhost I’m against reopening! There is still no plan in place.
maggieNYT It's not working because it's a just his attempt to distract from bountygate. He doesn't give a shit about schools.
He never lost our vote!
realdonaldtrump is a threat to American Democracy,American citizens and himself.
Approach not working because maybe suburban parents aren’t willing to risk their kids for trumps reelection bid I am stunned.
maggieNYT I just guess suburban voters love their children too much to sacrifice them for Trumps reelection efforts
Parents don't want their kids and teachers to die to get you re-elected, ya giant moron.
maggieNYT If the NBA, MLB and the NFL can't figure out how to start back up, how in the hell are schools supposed to open without some dire consequences?
Works for me
realDonaldTrump ... so sad ... 'I thought this was a hoax': Patient, 30, dies after attending 'COVID party,' TrumpVirus
maggieNYT Using kids as political pawns . Unconscionable.
Disgrace! Don't involve children in politics.
maggieNYT 'If you loved Trump imprisoning children at the border, you'll be thrilled when he exposes children to a contagious virus!'
So, Trump is betting his election on suburban voters hating their kids enough to send them to school during a pandemic? This is gonna backfire.
Kris_Sacrebleu All they have to do is look at how opening summer camps resulted in closings due to large numbers of staff and kids getting infected. Seems fairly obvious that opening schools will have the same result.
Kris_Sacrebleu If u tasked me with finding the single WORST idea to alienate suburban voters further, it would be 'try to force them to send their kids to school as cases soar'. Frightening both for the kids and bringing your potentially infected child home to the whole family EVERY DAY. WTAF?
Masks?
Whose telling him this is what the people want?!! His advisors are horrible
maggieNYT Suburban moms want their kids alive.
maggieNYT Trump has lost all credibility over the last 5 years. At this point he is his own worst enemy.Anything he tries to do will be seen as grandstanding, politicizing, election oriented, and just for ratings.And that is accurate.He has had 3+ years to show what he can do. VOTE BIDEN!
First statues now schools he really picks his fights huh?
maggieNYT No one believes Trump has their interests in mind for anything.
The liberal media,( Reuters) is hoping this strategy of reopening schools doesn't work. They are misjudging Independent and conservative voters, just as they did in 2016.
The old “killing parents through their children” approach. Surprised it’s not working. 🤔
Wait 'till the long list of dead school bus drivers hits CNN.
Moronic Murderer
maggieNYT Trump is Mr. Anti-Credibility. If he says schools MUST reopen that will make suburban parents even MORE nervous about sending theor kids back to school this fall. VOTE BIDEN AND RESTORE CREDIBILITY TO THE WH.
Plus 'SLOW THE TESTING DOWN!' That is how much Trump cares.
maggieNYT I think all 45 supporters should send there kids first
maggieNYT I love that this reads 'part of plan' as in Trump wants to reopen schools, but the point is is that Trump has no actionable plan or process for those schools to reopen safely. So typical of his waste of time in office. A goal he wants, with no idea how to reach it.
maggieNYT The death cult is killing its own members right now.
Republicans will have kids die without a problem. He will kill them one way or the other!
Kris_Sacrebleu Trump doesn't have a plan. He is intent on risking your lives so he can stay in power. That's not a plan. It's a death wish and he doesn't care the consequences.
It’ll work just like it has worked in Europe.
Kill the kids , I have to get elected. Not even a deranged Demagogue would think like that.
Let’s be real. When the bell rings, the hallways fill with kids - all shoulder to shoulder, hugging, sharing food and phones. You can’t stop that. That’s who they are. This gets repeated throughout the day. It would be like stirring the pot until they are all infected.
Kia stultulo kredas ke sendigi geinfanojn kien ili estos malkovrigas je malsaneco, farigos la gepatrojn de tiuj geinfanoj feliĉaj?
Of course he's doing it for the election and for the economy. It's certainly not about human lives. We know he's never cared about that.
Another Reuters opinion piece.
Best President Ever!
maggieNYT TrumpCrimeFamily
We should begin enlisting volunteers to teach our children in the event school unions refuse to do so. I have a doctorate and have taught at graduate institutions in Europe and the United States. I could teach any high school subject - STEM, history +++ Ready, willing, able
Well no matter left or right if you want to sacrifice our children for political gain then you have gone too far.
maggieNYT
maggieNYT Miscalculation on the part of the campaign. Suburban moms can’t even leave their little ones at soccer without hanging around to make sure Jr is ok. These organic food buying, natural sunscreen spraying forces of nature will NEVER send their kids into an unsafe environment.
Disaster in the making.
Who writes your tweets?
maggieNYT It’s doing the opposite because he hasn’t addressed why they closed in the first place. This plan would only work if he had been battling COVID since January. Since he hasn’t, this is going to fall on deaf ears and make people more angry at him.
maggieNYT He’s trying to kill our families - doing this without a PLAN is not something someone with ANY sort of Cognitive ability would do
Equal education for ALL , teachers should teach, children’s should go to school.
maggieNYT I taught in suburbs for 34 of my 40 years in the classroom. Parents love their kids, sometimes to a fault, in such areas. If he thinks they will throw their kids to the wolves just so they can go to an office every day, he is sadly mistaken.
What we need more than schools is a Psychiatric ward right there in West Wing to treat all those sick people there incl Trump, Pence, Kushner, Ivanka, Pompeo & every other sick Trump running dog there! Once sanity restored why not restore 4 more years' of Trump mad house? Fauci?
But how will kids practice huddling together under their desks for shooter drills while social distancing?
SpiroAgnewGhost I suggest he don’t know shit about suburban woman then or ANY parent with a head on their shoulders for that matter... Parents aren’t going to put there child in harms way unless something is 💯 % safe!
The fact is his efforts have upset more suburban voters.
maggieNYT He literally just threatened to cut funding to schools earlier this week ...
It won't work. Too many suburban people have a brain and a conscience.
travmospeaks I told you I was right. It’s the only reason.
maggieNYT But but but ... I was told that Biden was going to abolish the suburbs.
maggieNYT Because opening schools so proper protection and social distancing guidelines and funding to help is MORONIC 😷
maggieNYT realDonaldTrump turns out we want to be alive and our children safe more than we trust you and BetsyDeVosED.
Has anyone checked with those suburban voters who areparent of school children? Have they checked with their voters in the suburbs who are teachers, grandparents, bus drivers?
maggieNYT Suburban moms are concerned about the safety of their children and can afford to keep them out of school. I see so many asking about homeschooling and online classes.
When did journalists become Doctors? I mean, I think I'm going to listen to real Doctors, not ones that went to the Hollywood Upstairs College.
The man could cure cancer (and in fact recommended a workable treatment for Covid HCQ much to the chagrin of MSM) and you would still write these hit pieces
maggieNYT Call me crazy but unlike Trump, most Americans love their children!
maggieNYT I just wonder how his is going to spin it when children start die of COVID-19
Donald Trump is a very smart president. The school children must also play their part in the spread of the virus.
maggieNYT Children getting sick & passing a potentially deadly virus onto their parents & grandparents isn't typically conducive to winning elections.
maggieNYT It’s a gamble at best. If corona continues to surge and we have large outbreaks spread to more states, it clearly can’t happen.
Yes, let's reopen the schools and ignore any long-term damage:
Hey realDonaldTrump ‼️THIS AIN’T IT‼️
No shit. He’s done
He and his campaign seem a little out of touch with reality.
maggieNYT DIAPER DON.
Can you ask Trump if Barron is going back to school if his school opens in September. Until I see the Secret Service walking Barron into that private school, All kids should be at home.
maggieNYT Yes, but he’s got that reception line of his fan club clapping for him as he walks to the podium.
SpiroAgnewGhost I don’t know one parent or teacher who thinks it is a good idea to open schools. Just Trump and Betsy DeVos, a non educator who never sent her kids to a public school.
Seems the Common Sense bus might pick up a few more Trump voters.
maggieNYT Because people know the real reason realDonaldTrump wants the schools open. He don’t give a damn about them, he only cares about economy. If kids aren’t in school, that means parents are back to work. He’s a populist and must understand his populist message.
it shouldn't be allowed to run again.
Surburban moms are pissed about this. We can see that Trump is now willing to use our kids as pawns to get re-elected. Yes, we want our kids to go back to school too...but it has to be safe. The Department of Ed and Betsy DumbVos (like every other dept) has NO plan!!!
maggieNYT Why not work with local SD rather than threaten them? realDonaldTrump doesn’t know about management. Fred never taught him those things. Does he really care bout children?ProjectLincoln kaitlancollins weijia JoeBiden chrislhayes cthagod KatiePhang MittRomney jheil
We need a national testing strategy connected to the schools so we can test, isolate and contract trace. Please make this the conversation!!! Of course parents don’t want their kids to lose their education!
maggieNYT Suburban women are the majority of the teachers yea... his instincts are so awful. Explains his multiple bankruptcies.
maggieNYT And it is going to backfire on him spectacularly. It will most likely be the final nail in his political coffin.
maggieNYT This became a thing within the last week or 2, so yeah, there's not much to measure.
maggieNYT We have to open our economy. Open our economy. Stop this nonsense. We need to open our economy.
maggieNYT They are doing everything except coming up with a plan to stop the pandemic for re-election. Is it really that hard to figure out? 😅🤷♂️🤡
When Trump supporter kids start dying or getting sick or spread to Trump voters, it most likely won’t work.
This could be his last Hail Mary effort to hang on to power...
Go trump open everything up!
Once again Trump proves he is totally out of touch with the majority of the country .
maggieNYT Everthing trump touches dies. This time it’s your kids.
Now seriously: are you Americans really gonna vota him again after all of this? Or what will left of the Americans 'till election day... TrumpIsUnwell TrumpKillsAmericans TrumpKillsChildren
Psalm 127:3 “Children are a gift from the Lord; they are a reward from him.” First he put children in cages, now he's trying to put then in coffins. NO!
Where’s the mask?
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