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.

  • the_crotch@sh.itjust.works
    link
    fedilink
    arrow-up
    2
    arrow-down
    1
    ·
    edit-2
    22 hours ago

    Trump wasn’t rambling on more than usual. He seemed reasonably alert. Biden was sleepwalking, talking nonsense and repeating “and by the way” a thousand times. If we’re talking only about the debate, trump put on a much better performance and won by a wide margin. I don’t need social media to tell me that, I saw it with my own eyes