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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

(107,757 posts)
Wed May 20, 2020, 07:49 PM May 2020

WHO Members Reject Trump's Demands but Agree to Study Its Virus Response

Donald Trump’s angry demands for punitive action against the World Health Organization were rebuffed on Tuesday by the organization’s other member nations, which decided instead to conduct an “impartial, independent” examination of the WHO’s response to the coronavirus pandemic.

In a four-page letter late Monday, Trump had threatened to permanently cut off U.S. funding of the WHO unless it committed to “major, substantive improvements” within 30 days. It was a major escalation of his repeated attempts to blame the WHO and China for the spread of the virus and deflect responsibility for his handling of a worldwide public health crisis that has killed more than 90,000 people in the United States.

But representatives of the organization’s member nations rallied around the WHO at its annual meeting in Geneva, largely ignoring Trump’s demand for an overhaul and calling for a global show of support in the face of a deadly pandemic.

The outcome left the United States isolated as officials from China, Russia and the European Union chided Trump over his heated threats even as they acknowledged the need for a review of how the WHO performed as the virus spread from China to the rest of the world.

https://news.yahoo.com/members-reject-trumps-demands-agree-122152966.html

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WHO Members Reject Trump's Demands but Agree to Study Its Virus Response (Original Post) Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin May 2020 OP
They know he is a liar and made this up for his own political interests... Thomas Hurt May 2020 #1
Of Course They Will Do An 'After Action' Study, Sir The Magistrate May 2020 #2

Thomas Hurt

(13,903 posts)
1. They know he is a liar and made this up for his own political interests...
Wed May 20, 2020, 07:56 PM
May 2020

They should have told him as much and to f**k off.

The Magistrate

(95,243 posts)
2. Of Course They Will Do An 'After Action' Study, Sir
Wed May 20, 2020, 08:01 PM
May 2020

Every competent organization does that, especially after dealing with something out of the ordinary, as this plague and its spread certainly is.

The headline is barnyard product, attempting to connect this perfectly normal activity by the WHO with the ire of the cheap thug in his attempt to alibi himself for his criminal negligence and malfeasance.

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