Trump administration formally withdraws US from WHO

[highplainsdem]

Source: The Hill

The White House has officially withdrawn the United States from the World Health Organization (WHO), a senior administration official confirmed Tuesday, breaking ties with a global public health body in the middle of the coronavirus pandemic.

The U.S. withdrawal is effective as of Monday and has been submitted to the United Nations secretary-general, the official said Tuesday.

Sen. Robert Menendez (D-N.J.), the top Democrat on the Senate Foreign Affairs Committee, tweeted that the administration informed Congress of the withdrawal.

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Read more: https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/506214-trump-administration-formally-withdraws-us-from-WHO-

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Link to tweet

[bucolic_frolic]

1. Just as well - we belong in the World Disease Organization now /nt

[FirstLight]

2. HOW???!!!???

He can't just unilaterally do this can he? (seems like I ask this question too much lately)

Welcome to the hunger games, covid/us version

[Iliyah]

3. WH lackeys are trying to saturate the media with . . .

lies.

[Voltaire2]

4. This regime is going out in a blazing bonfire of bullshit.

President Biden is going to have 10x the mess to clean up that President Obama had to deal with. But that has been the plan all along, hasn't it?

[machoneman]

5. So when is Fauci leaving? Much as I respect him, he now MUST quit the WH staff and resign!

Birz is a traitor and nothing Trumpy says or does will caseu her to leave. Bitch!

[Buckeye_Democrat]

10. She's probably grinning from ear to ear...

... and looking at Trump admiringly, as usual.

[redstatebluegirl]

11. Not fond of calling anyone a B...h.

I don't think that is necessary. I still think both of them are staying to try and temper him and get at least some good information out there.

[sop]

6. Trump has now officially entered the final phase of his presidency: the destruction of America.

Trump is realizing he's the most hated man in the country, so he wants revenge before being thrown out of office.

[maxsolomon]

9. It's been a 4-year campaign

If the rest of the planet just heaped praise on him non-stop, he would have left our international relations alone.

[drray23]

7. Another power congress relinquished to the presidency

long ago. Trump showed what happens when you have a psychopath in power backed up by the senate.

No president should be abld to unilaterally withdraw from trade organizations, treaties or other international coalition without the approval of congress. Same goes for imposing tariffs.

[flibbitygiblets]

19. +1 Sheesh we have so much damage to undo.

[djacq]

8. America First and Alone with 131,323+ DEAD

Good Luck America.

[Buckeye_Democrat]

12. Maybe the world will withdraw from things too?

Such as no longer deeming the US dollar as the reserve currency? Our economy will really go down the tubes if that happens.

[Doodley]

14. I think it will happen.

[Doodley]

13. Trump is doing two things. 1: Blaming WHO for his Covid incompetence. 2: Being the strongman,

standing up for America. Will impress his hardcore base, but nobody else.

[Odoreida]

15. Considering the right wing line ...

Do we get out of the UN all together, too?

NATO?

[Initech]

16. What could go wrong?

[underpants]

23. I'm reminded of Quint smashing the radio in Jaws

Brody “GREAT! That’s just great!”

[Initech]

24. I like this meme:

[underpants]

25. 🤣

Death is funny.

[sandensea]

17. A temporary absence, no doubt

[Buckeye_Democrat]

18. Please be patient, we're experiencing technical difficulties.

Please stand by. There's a giant orange virus in our Oval Office, and disinfection will take a few months.

[flibbitygiblets]

20. 👆 Someone suggested using bleach and light inserted directly into the body

[Javaman]

21. of course he did.

what better time for a psychopath to do such a thing that during a pandemic.

[sakabatou]

22. WTAF?!

[noneof_theabove]

26. send the rugby player

to have a 1 on 1 meeting trump tRump

[link:https://www.democraticunderground.com/100213713750>

[orangecrush]

27. Makes complete sense

If you hate science and are a completely lacking in empathy fucking psychopath.