Coronavirus outbreak: Trump cuts funding to WHO, orders investigation

During a daily briefing with the coronavirus task force on Tuesday, U.S. President Trump announced that his administration will be cutting all funding to the World Health Organization (WHO) as the U.S. government conducts an investigation that is expected to take 60 to 90 days.

The U.S. president claimed the WHO failed to disclose or respond to what he called “credible” information in December that suggested the virus could be spread through human-to-human transmission.

Trump also blamed previous administrations, saying the funding should have been cut a long time ago and that they'll be looking at all the mistakes that have been made.

Trump also called the World Health Organization, very “China-centric.”

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[paulthomas]

WHO deserves this! There is something seriously wrong with how this was handled! China needs to be held to account! If USA spending 10x more they are entitled to better treatment!

[MJfplx]

I'm not even American I think if Trump goes ahead with investigations on WHO and China he should get a Nobel peace prize

[aai]

I can't believe the US has been giving 400 million a year to fund The WHO. No wonder they don't tour anymore.

[airva]

Finally that he has done something useful! I completely agree that WHO needs to be investigated especially the general director. Because of the incompetence of WHO in the handling of COVID-19 there are countless deaths!

[gnarwhal]

The minute I found out Tedros doesn't actually have a medical degree, I knew the WHO weren't going to do a thing about this pandemic. The only thing of note that they accomplished was declaring it a pandemic, and they did that a month too late to boot

[AnkitSharma-jwdi]

With Trump on this one . There is something Fishy going on in WHO. We need Accountability

[kelly.trinidad]

finally W H O is being investigated, i have been waiting for this, for once i completely agree with donald trump.
i hope he is one of many world leaders that make the W H O explain themselves, trump could not have said it any better!

[gobinathd]

This man only have guts to say this..
in all of this world..
I appreciate trump sir.i salute trump.
Respect from one of the villages from india.

[rinoanniebern]

Investigate investigate!! Yes!! History in the making right here!!!

[pkz]

He compares how much each nation gives the the WHO.
But he doesn't understand that China contributes directly to the personal bank accounts of the WHO Chiefs.
That's why their money is more valuable.

[thedanger]

“The creatures outside looked from pig to man, and from man to pig, and from pig to man again; but already it was impossible to say which was which.” - George Orwell, Animal Farm

[soniaoconnor]

I remembered watching the news and asking, “ when is this organization going to call it as a pandemia”... nobody will think this terrible virus was going to reach the world.

[AndreInThe]

Trump's favourite WHO song: Won't Get Fooled Again

[denzilcaldeira]

So True...WHO needs to be made accountable for their miscalculations

[elyyang]

Yes, thank you. WHO should be Investigated. Tedros should jailed.

[landsurfer]

I have to agree with this. The WHO screwed the pooch on this one, big time.

[dacha]

Glad they stopped funding & will investigate....

[okbluejays]

Good for him. Canada should do the same

[Mmkix]

Save that money and spend it on providing a better health care for Americans

[MyNameIsJeff-W]

What does WHO do with billions of dollars in funding?