Trump announces he's 'terminating' the US relationship with the World Health Organization
President Donald Trump announced on Friday that he's "terminating" the US's relationship with the World Health Organization.
"We are today terminating our relationship with the World Health Organization," Trump said during an appearance in the Rose Garden on Friday, adding that the US will be "redirecting those funds to other worldwide and deserving urgent global public health needs."During his brief announcement, Trump claimed that China pressured the WHO to "mislead the world" when the coronavirus was initially discovered in Wuhan.
The WHO plays a crucial role in assisting and advising developing countries on public health crises. Along these lines, experts have repeatedly warned that undermining the UN's health agency couldby weakening its ability to assist countries with a lack of resources. Trump has repeatedly accused the WHO of being too China-centric, bashing the organization for praising Beijing's transparency in the early days of the coronavirus outbreak .
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