President Donald Trump speaks to the press on the South Lawn of the White House prior to departing on Marine One on May 21, 2020 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images) WASHINGTON D.C. - President Trump urged the reopening of schools throughout the U.S.
on Sunday, as most remain closed to limit the coronavirus spread and protect the health of students during the pandemic. His tweet was an apparent reaction to similar comments from Fox News' Steve Hilton on his program "The Next Revolution." Trump tagged Hilton and Fox News in a tweet Sunday where he mentioned reopening schools "ASAP." "Schools in our country should be opened ASAP.