Summary

Donald Trump signed an executive order to withdraw the US from the World Health Organization (WHO) on his first day back in office.

This marks the second time Trump has initiated this process, citing the WHO’s “mishandling of the Covid-19 pandemic,” failure to reform, political influence, and “unfairly onerous payments” by the US.

Public health experts warn the move could harm global disease control efforts and US leadership in health innovation.

Under Biden, the US was the WHO’s largest funder, contributing nearly 20% of its $6.8 billion budget in 2023.

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    1 day ago

    Well, that’s just genius. Between things like this and Brainwormz, it’s like he wants lots more Americans to die than the last time he was in charge, where he was the cause of more American death than any other single cause.

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      9 hours ago

      He was put in to sabotage the US. Everything he does is to add to the chaos and further weaken legitimate institutions.

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      22 hours ago

      This won’t cause more deaths in America, but mostly in developing countries. It just proves america is best.