Teachers Union President Claims Union Has Been ‘Trying to Reopen’ Since April. Here’s What Actually Happened.

The president of the nation’s most powerful teacher’s union claimed Thursday that her union has been “trying to reopen schools” so children can resume in-person classes since April of 2020, when pandemic lockdowns were in full force.

“Sorry, you know I get very angry about this. My union has been trying to reopen schools since last April,” American Federation of Teachers President Randi Weingarten told CNN host Chris Cuomo during an appearance on his primetime show Thursday evening.