7/7/2020

TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION: “The White House has officially moved to withdraw the United States from the World Health Organization (WHO), a senior administration official confirmed Tuesday, breaking ties with a global public health body in the middle of the coronavirus pandemic.

The U.S. has submitted its withdrawal notification to the United Nations secretary-general, the official said. Withdrawal requires a year’s notice, so it will not go into effect until July 6, 2021, raising the possibility the decision could be reversed…

President Trump has repeatedly assailed the organization for alleged bias toward China and its slow response to the coronavirus outbreak in Wuhan.”

-Brett Samuels, “Trump administration moves to formally withdraw US from WHO,” thehill.com, July 7, 2020