WHO Members Reject Trump's Demands but Agree to Study Its Virus Response
Donald Trumps angry demands for punitive action against the World Health Organization were rebuffed on Tuesday by the organizations other member nations, which decided instead to conduct an impartial, independent examination of the WHOs response to the coronavirus pandemic.
In a four-page letter late Monday, Trump had threatened to permanently cut off U.S. funding of the WHO unless it committed to major, substantive improvements within 30 days. It was a major escalation of his repeated attempts to blame the WHO and China for the spread of the virus and deflect responsibility for his handling of a worldwide public health crisis that has killed more than 90,000 people in the United States.
But representatives of the organizations member nations rallied around the WHO at its annual meeting in Geneva, largely ignoring Trumps demand for an overhaul and calling for a global show of support in the face of a deadly pandemic.
The outcome left the United States isolated as officials from China, Russia and the European Union chided Trump over his heated threats even as they acknowledged the need for a review of how the WHO performed as the virus spread from China to the rest of the world.
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