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

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White House Stumbles Over How Best To Reopen Schools, As Trump Blasts CDC Guidance Enlarge this image toggle caption Jim Watson/AFP via Getty Images Jim Watson/AFP via Getty Images Updated 3:40 p.m. ET In the latest move from the Trump administration to push for states to reopen schools this fall, Vice President Pence couched guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on how to safely reopen schools, saying it shouldn't be used as a "barrier" to students returning to classrooms. Pence and Redfield's comments come after President Trump slammed the CDC Wednesday morning, calling its guidelines for reopening schools in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic "impractical" and "expensive." Hours after the threaten to withhold funding to states that choose not to reopen, Pence assured reporters that the White House would be "very respectful" of state and local communities who can't fully reopen schools because of "certain limitations."

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