President Donald Trump considering to end funding for World Health Organization

President Trump remarks that he is considering ending funding for the World Health Organization, which he says is heavily biased toward China.

The WHO responded Wednesday to President Donald Trump’s threat to cut its funding, saying the move would not be appropriate during the global coronavirus pandemic.

“We are still in the acute phase of a pandemic so now is not the time to cut back on funding,” Dr Hans Kluge, WHO regional director for Europe, told a virtual briefing, according to Reuters.

A day earlier, Trump threatened to withhold funding from the United Nations’ health agency, claiming it got “every aspect” of the coronavirus pandemic wrong.

“With regard to us, they’re taking a lot of heat because they didn’t want the borders closed, they called it wrong,” Trump said at his daily briefing. “They really called, I would say, every aspect of it wrong.”

As of Wednesday, the number of confirmed coronavirus cases in the U.S. surpassed 400,000, according to figures provided by NBC, with 12,864 fatalities nationwide.

It’s uncertain how the U.S. would withhold funding. Congress has already authorized $122 million for the WHO for this fiscal year, and while Trump has proposed only $58 million of funding in fiscal year 2021, Congress is unlikely to authorize such a drastic funding cut, especially in the the middle of the pandemic.

The president also criticized the WHO’s initial response to the outbreak, which originated in Wuhan in China in late 2019, and the time it took to declare the outbreak a global pandemic, on March 11.

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[philipchristopher]

WHO funding should be ended once and for all.

[wekdjsjx]

Don't forget about the fact that in December, Taiwan government wrote to WHO and China warning the possibility of person-to-person transmission, and what they responded? "nah it won't be" and things have become too

[suryasingh]

Trump is 100% Right on this.
Example : A man pay 100 for a Bread 🍞 and he get nothing. what he will do, next time he won't give nothing as he receives nothing.

[Graham-]

Trump is a legend, got this one bang on.

[christianjohn]

Don't care what anyone says, best USA president of all time for me, he says things others fear to say

[kinai]

Go watch the Hong Kong TV interview with a senior WHO official and that will tell you all you need to know about WHO's relationship with the CCP

[yourmomwenttocollege]

US provides 24% of the funding for the WHO...China, even tho they are now the world's strongest economy, ONLY FUNDS 2%!!! We should absolutely cut funding

[soyouknow]

After looking into it, he is correct. The WHO does seem very biased.

[arizona]

I LOVE THIS PRESIDENT..!!! STOP THE FUNDING.

[jefflund]

Whether you like him or not, Trump is spot on regarding the WHO...

[Naruto-ydhg]

If US stopped funding WHO, then who would be the country that funding WHO?

[veralvova]

I am sure people who voted for Donald Trump maybe first time during a long time are sure that they made a right choice!!! He shows me that politics is not so difficult when president is honest!!! And very clever, of course!!!

[Mk-lx]

Now the Leaders are blaming each others when all of them had make a mistake right from the beginning

[DivadNoodeldehm-lzgm]

The WHO are compromised by the CCP, and so is the US DNC, Universities, Media, and Silicon Valley.

[mrtitms]

I don't like the guy but he's right on this one.

[michaelgaynor]

President Trump, I knew they were trying to put the blame on you! Your right on the ball with World Health Organization. After all it's them who should have informed us, that's their JOB! Stay Strong and Stay Well Everybody from Philadelphia, Pa. 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸👍

[spartanx]

Most of that funding ia spent on fancy hotels and 1st class seating on airplanes

[mikedavison]

Yes, maybe the WHO didn't do enough but when is Trump going to man up and admit he also stuffed up.

[jeffl]

Just pay off what you owe to WHO first!

[aidenbrown]

You go Mr. President Trump. 4 more years for you please.❤👍