Current Events > Pres. Trump threatens permanent freeze of WHO funding, to weigh U.S. membership

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NeilDuckmann
05/19/20 12:30:53 AM
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https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-trump-who/trump-threatens-permanent-freeze-of-who-funding-to-weigh-u-s-membership-idUSKBN22V0B0

(Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump threatened on Monday to permanently halt funding for the World Health Organization (WHO) if it did not commit to improvements within 30 days, and to reconsider the membership of the United States in the body.

Trump suspended U.S. contributions to the WHO last month, accusing it of promoting Chinas disinformation about the coronavirus outbreak, although WHO officials denied the accusation and China said it was transparent and open.

"If the WHO does not commit to major substantive improvements within the next 30 days, I will make my temporary freeze of United States funding to the WHO permanent and reconsider our membership," Trump told its chief, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, in a letter...

...Earlier, Trump said the WHO had done a very sad job in its handling of the virus and he would make a decision soon on U.S. funding.

In his letter Trump said the only way forward for the body was if it could demonstrate independence from China, adding that his administration had already started reform discussions with Tedros.

On Monday, the WHO said an independent review of the global virus response would begin as soon as possible and it received backing and a hefty pledge of funds from China, in the spotlight as the origin of the pandemic.

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EnragedSlith
05/19/20 12:42:48 AM
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If the WHO fucked up then how did Richard Burr know how bad this was going to be?

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OmegaShinkai
05/19/20 1:18:32 AM
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Didn't Trump himself promote China's disinformation when he thanked them for their transparency regarding coronavirus a few months ago?
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De Evolution
05/19/20 1:19:26 AM
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Good.

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Secretly
05/19/20 1:21:39 AM
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Trump is a hypocritical fuckwad
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NeilDuckmann
05/19/20 9:55:19 AM
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CableZL
05/19/20 9:55:59 AM
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OmegaShinkai posted...
Didn't Trump himself promote China's disinformation when he thanked them for their transparency regarding coronavirus a few months ago?
Yup

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Gen5_AppleJack
05/19/20 9:57:30 AM
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OmegaShinkai posted...
Didn't Trump himself promote China's disinformation when he thanked them for their transparency regarding coronavirus a few months ago?

This was before it was found out to be lies.

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GrassClippings
05/19/20 9:58:32 AM
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USA bad. Trump bad. Vote Democrat.
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monkmith
05/19/20 10:00:30 AM
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Gen5_AppleJack posted...
This was before it was found out to be lies.
its amazing how trump is both all knowing, and completely ignorant of the obvious. a walking contradiction that one...

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Sewage
05/19/20 10:02:20 AM
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He guys, guess what? Trump lied with his whines about WHO.

https://www.cnn.com/world/live-news/coronavirus-pandemic-05-19-20-intl/h_07115fe6e19ebf099825e748465b389e

GrassClippings posted...
USA bad. Trump bad. Vote Democrat.

Lies are good?
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KiwiTerraRizing
05/19/20 10:03:20 AM
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Im shocked, President shitbag does something stupid yet again

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GrassClippings
05/19/20 10:03:47 AM
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CNN good. FOX bad. MAGA country real. Soleimani good. Covid USA fault.

China good.

USA bad.

Vote Democrat.
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masterpug53
05/19/20 10:07:45 AM
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Well that was the quickest I've ever decided to put an obvious throwaway alt on ignore.

I really hope other countries ban incoming flights from the States for the foreseeable future, if we're this determined to alienate ourselves.

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GrassClippings
05/19/20 10:14:44 AM
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masterpug53 posted...
Well that was the quickest I've ever decided to put an obvious throwaway alt on ignore.

I really hope other countries ban incoming flights from the States for the foreseeable future, if we're this determined to alienate ourselves.

:-*

USA bad. Ban USA from flight.
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Gen5_AppleJack
05/19/20 10:16:40 AM
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monkmith posted...
its amazing how trump is both all knowing, and completely ignorant of the obvious. a walking contradiction that one...

We all gave China the benefit of the doubt

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GrassClippings
05/19/20 10:18:16 AM
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Gen5_AppleJack posted...
We all gave China the benefit of the doubt

You have and always will do China's bidding because you're weak and self loathing.
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TroutPaste
05/19/20 10:18:27 AM
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GrassClippings
05/19/20 10:19:51 AM
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TroutPaste posted...
Rookie User

Yeah don't like using my normal account for political discussion (i.e. Democrats good, Republicans bad) because it's 100% trash lol
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NeilDuckmann
05/20/20 6:20:29 PM
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NeilDuckmann
05/20/20 11:32:57 PM
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