Trump threatens to permanently cut WHO funding and withdraw U.S. membership
Posted on AllSides May 19th, 2020
From The Left
President Donald Trump threatened to permanently cut U.S. funding to the World Health Organization and "reconsider" membership of the global health body if the WHO does not adopt "major substantive improvements" within 30 days.
Trump's demands, made in a letter Tuesday to WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, are an escalation of his attacks on the organization. He accused the WHO of "repeated missteps" during the coronavirus pandemic and demanded it "demonstrate independence" from China.
"My administration has already started discussions with you on how to reform the organization. But action...
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