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groundloop

(13,593 posts)
Fri Jan 23, 2026, 04:38 PM 11 hrs ago

US completes withdrawal from World Health Organization

Source: AP News

The U.S. has finalized its withdrawal from the World Health Organization, one year after President Donald Trump announced America was ending its 78-year-old commitment, federal officials said Thursday.

[....]

The U.S. owes about $280 million to the global health agency, according to WHO. And Trump administration officials acknowledge that they haven’t finished working out some issues, such as lost access to data from other countries that could give America an early warning of a new pandemic.

The withdrawal will hurt the global response to new outbreaks and will hobble the ability of U.S. scientists and pharmaceutical companies to develop vaccines and medicines against new threats, said Lawrence Gostin, a public health law expert at Georgetown University.

“In my opinion, it’s the most ruinous presidential decision in my lifetime,” he said.

Read more: https://apnews.com/article/world-health-organization-trump-b6e0be566c7db9aece0334e987d516f1

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US completes withdrawal from World Health Organization (Original Post) groundloop 11 hrs ago OP
Of course US has withdrawn, because Trump if a malignant narcissist who doesn't care if millions of other people die. Doodley 11 hrs ago #1
In a few days the announcement will be made of a new group called... Hugin 11 hrs ago #2
Doggone! Jean Genie 11 hrs ago #3

Doodley

(11,692 posts)
1. Of course US has withdrawn, because Trump if a malignant narcissist who doesn't care if millions of other people die.
Fri Jan 23, 2026, 04:45 PM
11 hrs ago

Hugin

(37,541 posts)
2. In a few days the announcement will be made of a new group called...
Fri Jan 23, 2026, 04:54 PM
11 hrs ago

The Trump Health Organization where all the big players can pay a billion dollars to sign up.

Shigella, Polio, Small Pox, and all the Rubellas are sure to sign up.

Jean Genie

(537 posts)
3. Doggone!
Fri Jan 23, 2026, 04:56 PM
11 hrs ago

Can someone - anyone - PLEASE tell me why that Fish-faced enemy of the people is still our president. Come on corporate cowards! Wake the fuck up!

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