President Donald Trump has announced that the United States is cutting its ties with the World Health Organization (WHO) and will henceforth cancel all funding to the organization.
Trump made the announcement during a press conference at the White House Rose Garden yesterday. While making the announcement, Trump said his decision became necessary after WHO ”failed to carry out the requested and greatly needed reforms”. He also accused the WHO officials of conniving with China to lie and conceal the seriousness of the ”Wuhan virus”.
He says all funds will now be rechanneled to other global public health needs.
Trump said: ”Because they have failed to make the requested and greatly needed reforms, we will be today terminating our relationship with the World Health Organization and redirecting those funds to other worldwide and deserving urgent global public health needs. The World needs answers from China on the virus.”
While speaking further, he said: “China has total control over the World Health Organization despite only paying $40 million per year compared to what the United States has been paying, which is approximately $450 million a year.”
