Oh, guess what?

Internal documents from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention warned that fully reopening K-12 schools and universities would be the "highest risk" for the spread of coronavirus, according to a New York Times report, as President Donald Trump and his administration push for students and teachers to return in-person to classrooms.

The 69-page document obtained by the Times marked "For Internal Use Only" was among materials for federal public health response teams deployed to coronavirus hotspots to help local public health officials handle the outbreak, the newspaper reported.

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[Trump], Vice President Mike Pence and Education Secretary Betsy DeVos increased their pressure on schools to fully reopen by the fall.

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Cue an intensive search for the leaker.

It is unclear whether the President viewed the CDC document, according to the Times.

I can help you with that: he didn't.

Trump on Wednesday criticized the CDC's guidelines for safely reopening schools as "very tough" and "expensive." He wrote on Twitter Friday that "schools must be open in the Fall," arguing that virtual learning is "TERRIBLE" compared to in-school or on-campus learning.

Trump has also threatened to cut federal funding to schools and universities that do not reopen, though he does not have the authority to unilaterally do so.

Typical.

The bulk of public school funding — about 90% — comes from state and local governments while federal funding goes toward the nation's disadvantaged, low-income, and special education students.

So, of course, the poor are targeted again.

During a White House task force briefing Wednesday, Pence announced that the CDC would issue new guidance on reopening schools next week because "we just don't want the guidance to be too tough."

Un.fucking.believable. Or it would be under any other administration.

Redfield later insisted in media interviews and on CNN's coronavirus town hall Thursday that the CDC would not be releasing new guidance nor changing the guidance.

"I can tell you that those guidance that we put out are out, and they stand," Redfield told CNN's Anderson Cooper.

Redfield no longer cares if he keeps his job, does he?

...but hey, do what you want...you will anyway.