"Maybe get going on it": Trump asks governors to consider reopening schools

• President Donald Trump sounded eager to get schools opened soon during a phone call with governors, according to a recording obtained by Insider.
• "The young children have done very well in this disaster that we've all gone through, so a lot of people are thinking about the school openings," Trump said.
• Painting a rosy picture of his administration's response to the coronavirus, Trump listened to governors' needs by asking them to dial "hashtag two" to speak up during the call.
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President Donald Trump urged governors to look at opening their states' public school systems as early as possible during a conference call on Monday.

In a recording obtained by Insider, Trump painted his usual rosy picture of his administration's response to the coronavirus in between asking governors to relay their concerns by hitting "hashtag two" to be unmuted.

Trump addressed schools reopening after praising Democratic Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards for his plan to reopen his state amid what he described as ramped up testing and contact tracing.

"Some of you might start thinking about school openings, because a lot of people are wanting to have the school openings," Trump said. "It's not a big subject. The young children have done very well in this disaster. And we've all gone through it. So a lot of people are thinking about the school openings [inaudible] they thought it would happen.

"I think it's something, Mike, they can seriously consider and maybe get going on it," Trump continued, addressing Vice President Mike Pence, who was also on the call.

This comes after Trump criticized Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp last week for reopening his state too soon.

Kemp briefly spoke on the call, but Trump did not address his state any further.