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kentuck

(115,665 posts) Wed Jul 8, 2020, 09:30 AM Jul 2020

Donald Trump wants children back in the classrooms because.... [View all]

...he thinks that might permit more people to enter back into the job market, thus lowering the unemployment rate, thus making it look better for him on election day.

He doesn't care about the health of the children, or the teachers, or anyone else that might contact the virus.

He is thinking about what is best for himself.

It's as simple as that.

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Donald Trump wants children back in the classrooms because.... [View all] kentuck Jul 2020 OP

Yep! Because someone told him the reason Phoenix61 Jul 2020 #1

Are Barron and his grandchildren going to school? C_U_L8R Jul 2020 #2

Of course not. HotTeaBag Jul 2020 #5

Does he care? nt Hstch05 Jul 2020 #10

Probably, if he has any say in it. He doesn't give a damn about their health or futures. Shrike47 Jul 2020 #27

'ME' is his only metric for everything. spanone Jul 2020 #3

I think it is more sadistic Livluvgrow Jul 2020 #4

As we all look on with mixed horror and hope at the...... jaxexpat Jul 2020 #20

Nope ... GeorgeGist Jul 2020 #6

This, this, THIS. It's the only explanation for his behavior. Grokenstein Jul 2020 #15

Yes..!!! Stuart G Jul 2020 #7

If Kids can go back to school Trumps buddy Manafort can go back to jail uponit7771 Jul 2020 #8

I watched a short clip Wawannabe Jul 2020 #9

In February 1981, freshly inaugurated Ronald Reagan...... jaxexpat Jul 2020 #25

Because it is hard for parents to go back to work if the kids aren't in school MiniMe Jul 2020 #29

Exactly....he could care less about the children ashredux Jul 2020 #11

He said to avoid making it political, he made it political. rickford66 Jul 2020 #12

Claim of political reasons for closures is classic Trump projection chriscan64 Jul 2020 #13

+1. You're being political if you disagree with him dalton99a Jul 2020 #16

The thing that Chump and McTurtle are too stupid to realize... Dopers_Greed Jul 2020 #14

THERE IS NO DOUBT ABOUT HIS AGENDA, IT IS 100% SELF SERVING vapor2 Jul 2020 #17

This message was self-deleted by its author jmg257 Jul 2020 #18

Is our children learning? Harker Jul 2020 #19

You nailed it 1000000000%. Wellstone ruled Jul 2020 #21

When Barron goes to public school it will be a sign that schools can open. 33taw Jul 2020 #22

For most working families the only "child care" they have is school RGTIndy Jul 2020 #23

The Back-to-School Buying Spree blakstoneranger Jul 2020 #24

People should insist that Barron go to school! George II Jul 2020 #26

You got that right, it's all about the fkn MORON. nt iluvtennis Jul 2020 #28

My first thought when the orange asshole started on DEMANDING that kiddos go back to school. TruckFump Jul 2020 #30

If all I am is a babysitter AwakeAtLast Jul 2020 #31

I still have doubts that parents will send kids back. Renew Deal Jul 2020 #32