USA Today: Trump has officially begun to withdraw the US from the World Health Organization as pandemic spikes
WASHINGTON – The Trump administration has officially begun to withdraw the United States from the World Health Organization, even as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to grip the globe and infections spike in many states across the U.S.
Congress received formal notification of the decision on Tuesday, more than a month after President Donald Trump announced his intention to end the U.S. relationship with the WHO and blasted the multilateral institution as a tool of China. The White House said the withdrawal would take effect on July 6, 2021.
Democrats said the decision was irresponsible and ill-considered, noting it comes as the pandemic is raging and international cooperation is vital to confront the crisis.
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Update: Trump administration begins formal withdrawal from World Health Organization (CNN)
WNU Editor: Democrat Presidential candidate Joe Biden has promised to reverse President Trump's decision to withdraw from WHO if he wins the Presidency. This would be unfortunate. The WHO desperately needs to reform itself, and to reward it for its failure to respond to the pandemic when it was still isolated in China and to delay calling it a pandemic until March will be a terrible mistake.
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Good. We clearly don't need a Chinese controlled organization to have any say in our national health policy.
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