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Post by Belle on May 19, 2020 11:44:39 GMT -6
.... and withdraw U.S. membership 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 is needed quickly. We do not have time to waste," Trump wrote in his ultimatum, which comes about a month after he froze WHO funding pending a formal investigation into the international health body and its coronavirus response. The letter lists Trump's allegations that the United Nations agency missed warning signs of the virus' spread and then blithely accepted China's lack of transparency over the outbreak, such as whether the coronavirus could be transmitted between humans. The WHO initially circulated preliminary Chinese claims that there was no clear evidence of human-to-human transmission of the coronavirus. More: www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2020/05/19/covid-19-trump-threatens-withdraw-permanent-funding-cut-world-health-organization/5218811002/
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Post by hank on May 19, 2020 12:23:38 GMT -6
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Post by heregoes on May 19, 2020 13:17:44 GMT -6
I find it fascinating that Trump criticizes WHO for "blithely accepted China's lack of transparency over the outbreak" when Trump was thanking China for their wonderful transparency.
As for withdrawing from WHO, Trump is an ass as usual.
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Post by GrumpyOM (RIP) on May 19, 2020 20:17:38 GMT -6
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