The long-delayed CDC guidance on school re-openings is unscientific, dangerous, and wrong. It indicates that President Trump succeeded in politicizing the recommendations of the CDC. This move is in-line with others that undermine the validity of U.S. data, including long-delays in test results. The U.S. is covering up official numbers and guidance, placing it on a clear trajectory for a worst-case scenario, in-line with other authoritarian countries like Brazil.