Roy Cooper Secretly Consulted With Dr. Fauci Days Before Delaying North Carolina School Reopening Decision, Diary Shows
Democrats Roy Cooper Secretly Consulted With Dr. Instead, he announced he was taking an additional two weeks to decide on a plan, a move that prompted criticism from state and local officials. While Cooper did not explain the delay, documents released years later provide insight.
- ▪Democrats Roy Cooper Secretly Consulted With Dr.
- ▪Instead, he announced he was taking an additional two weeks to decide on a plan, a move that prompted criticism from state and local officials.
- ▪While Cooper did not explain the delay, documents released years later provide insight.
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Democrats Roy Cooper Secretly Consulted With Dr. Fauci Days Before Delaying North Carolina School Reopening Decision, Diary Shows Cooper did not disclose the conversation when he announced the delay, which Fauci recommended Roy Cooper (Jeff Hahne/Getty Images), Anthony Fauci (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images) Andrew Kerr August 26, 2026 image/svg+xml .st0{fill:none;stroke:#384f61;stroke-width:2;stroke-linecap:round;stroke-linejoin:round;stroke-miterlimit:10;} .st1{fill:none;stroke:#384f61;stroke-width:2;stroke-linejoin:round;stroke-miterlimit:10;} On July 1, 2020, then-North Carolina governor Roy Cooper (D.) was supposed to announce a COVID-19 reopening plan for the state's schools.
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