JIM WATSON / AFP) (Photo by JIM WATSON/AFP via Getty Images President Donald Trump pushed back at states considering keeping schools closed in the fall, saying that state leaders may be seizing on the opportunity to make a “political statement.” Trump touted a declining number of coronavirus deaths, higher rates of testing, and a resurgence of new jobs as indications that US schools should reopen, though experts have warned that the death rate is likely to rise again as the number of new US cases continues to climb. As of July 7, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recorded