mobile-addesktop-ad

ADVERTISEMENT

BREAKING: US leaves WHO

The US has officially withdrawn from the World Health Organization, according to a tweet from Senator Bob Menendez's office.

ADVERTISEMENT
Image
Libby Emmons Brooklyn NY
ADVERTISEMENT

The US has officially withdrawn from the World Health Organization, according to a tweet from Senator Bob Menendez's office.

He wrote that "Congress received notification that POTUS officially withdrew the US from the @WHO in the midst of a pandemic.

"To call Trump’s response to COVID chaotic & incoherent doesn't do it justice. This won't protect American lives or interests—it leaves Americans sick & America alone."

It was in April that President Donald Trump first announced that the US would consider putting a hold on funding to the massive NGO, saying that "The WHO... receives vast amounts of money from the United States... And they actually criticized and disagreed with my travel ban at the time I did it. And they were wrong, they've been wrong about a lot of things. They've had a lot of information early, they seem to be very China-centric."

This was after the WHO had come out against border closings, and in reference to the China-WHO joint consensus that said Beijing's numbers on virus case counts and fatalities was accurate. Trump claimed that they were not.

Later that month, WHO demanded that the funding be restored. However, the US did not comply. In May, funding was fully frozen, when Trump sent a letter to WHO executive director Tedros Ghebreyesus, issuing his own demands for accuracy and accountability.

In the letter, Trump noted the "serious concerns" found in a review of WHO procedure and issuance of guidance, specifically with regard to their "alarming lack of independence from the People's Republic of China."

The evidence Trump stated included the WHO's ignoring of credible reports of a virus from Wuhan in early December 2019. There were reports from Taiwan, as well as in the medical journal The Lancet, which detailed China's slow response in reporting to the WHO, and the WHO's "conspicuous silence" with regard to China's failures to act to contain the coronavirus.

ADVERTISEMENT
ADVERTISEMENT

Join and support independent free thinkers!

We’re independent and can’t be cancelled. The establishment media is increasingly dedicated to divisive cancel culture, corporate wokeism, and political correctness, all while covering up corruption from the corridors of power. The need for fact-based journalism and thoughtful analysis has never been greater. When you support The Post Millennial, you support freedom of the press at a time when it's under direct attack. Join the ranks of independent, free thinkers by supporting us today for as little as $1.

Support The Post Millennial

Remind me next month

To find out what personal data we collect and how we use it, please visit our Privacy Policy

ADVERTISEMENT
ADVERTISEMENT
By signing up you agree to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy
ADVERTISEMENT
© 2024 The Post Millennial, Privacy Policy | Do Not Sell My Personal Information