Trump Calls on Schools to Reopen, Vows to Pressure Governors

President Donald Trump speaks during an event with students, teachers, and administrators about how to safely re-open schools during the pandemic in the East Room at the White House in Washington on July 7, 2020. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images

In a White House summit on Tuesday, President Donald Trump again called on schools across the United States to bring students back to campuses in the upcoming fall semester.

“We want to get our schools open,” Trump told health experts, educators, students, and parents who participated in the discussion on how to safely reopen schools that have been closed since March. “We want to get them open quickly, beautifully in the fall.”