The head of the World Health Organization on Wednesday defended its mission in its battle against the pandemic after President Trump halted U.S. funding to the global health agency.
The head of the World Health Organization on Wednesday defended its mission in fighting the coronavirus after President Trump halted U.S. funding to the global health agency.
“With the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, we have deep concerns whether America’s generosity has been put to the best use possible,” Trump said at a Rose Garden briefing late Tuesday afternoon. “The reality is that the WHO failed to adequately obtain and share information in a timely and transparent fashion.”
U.S. funding to the WHO — which totaled $893 million over the last two years — is appropriated by Congress. Presidents can put holds on funds, and Trump suggested that his administration would indeed withhold some portion of the money while investigating the organization. But the president provided few specifics of that investigation, saying only that WHO funding would be withheld — before eventually being released — for up to three months.
"This is a time for all of us to be united," he added."When we are divided, the virus exposes the cracks between us."
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