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spanone

(135,781 posts)
Fri May 29, 2020, 03:24 PM May 2020

trump blames World Heath Organization for his Failings...

Trump announces he's terminating US relations with the World Health Organization

President Trump has terminated the partnership between the World Health Organization and the US, according to remarks he made today outside the White House.

Trump blamed WHO's handling of the coronavirus pandemic in China as part of the reason.

"We have detailed the reforms that it must make and engaged with them directly but they have refused to act. Because they have failed to make the requested and greatly needed reforms, we will be today terminating our relationship with the World Health Organization and redirecting those funds to other worldwide and deserving urgent global public health needs. The world needs answers from China on the virus. We must have transparency," Trump said.


https://www.cnn.com/us/live-news/us-coronavirus-update-05-29-20/index.html
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mainer

(12,017 posts)
1. Does that mean WHO won't have to share expertise or vaccines?
Fri May 29, 2020, 03:30 PM
May 2020

They should be so pissed off at us, they're probably considering us as nonexistent at this point. We're on our own.

unblock

(52,113 posts)
6. We're probably better off if they don't waste their time with Donnie and his cronies
Fri May 29, 2020, 03:34 PM
May 2020

Cutting off their funding was the bigger problem.

But we're probably better off getting who news and discoveries through other sources

unblock

(52,113 posts)
2. Like shutting down the fire department when the whole town is on fire
Fri May 29, 2020, 03:30 PM
May 2020

Because the fire department needs "reforms"

Yeah, in the middle of a crisis is the best time to bully people to "reform"

Let's all draft up memos to improve the process and give the public 90 days to comment before we try to actually fight against the disaster.

underpants

(182,588 posts)
4. Did the WHO really NEED to tell you to do the painfully obvious?
Fri May 29, 2020, 03:31 PM
May 2020

No but you want to use them as a scapegoat. It isn’t going to work.

underpants

(182,588 posts)
8. I'm turning on the news at 4
Fri May 29, 2020, 03:43 PM
May 2020

I’ve been out of the loop except for check ins here and google news. I need to see this fit.

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