Trump says he will pressure governors to open schools in the fall

WASHINGTON, July 7 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday he would pressure state governors to open schools in the fall, despite a steady increase in coronavirus cases across the country.

Speaking at a White House event to discuss reopening of schools, Trump said some people wanted to keep schools closed for political reasons. "No way, so we're very much going to put pressure on governors and everybody else to open the schools," Trump said. (Reporting by Jeff Mason; Writing by Mohammad Zargham; Editing by Sandra Maler)