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Trump threatened to withhold federal money from schools that did not reopen in person, a move that instantly drew backlash from educators and Democrats and deepened the impression that the White House was treating a public-health decision like a loyalty test.
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Trump threatened to withhold federal money from schools that did not reopen in person, a move that instantly drew backlash from educators and Democrats and deepened the impression that the White House was treating a public-health decision like a loyalty test.
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Trump threatened to withhold federal money from schools that did not reopen in person, a move that instantly drew backlash from educators and Democrats and deepened the impression that the White House was treating a public-health decision like a loyalty test.
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