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saidsimplesimon

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Wed Apr 15, 2020, 01:33 PM Apr 2020

Bill Gates has a big problem with Trump's 'dangerous' decision to defund the WHO

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Bill Gates has a big problem with Trump’s ‘dangerous’ decision to defund the World Health Organization

Published: April 15, 2020 at 10:27 a.m. ET
By Shawn Langlois

President Trump announced Tuesday, at yet another contentious White House briefing, that the U.S. would suspend funding to the World Health Organization, citing the group’s role in “severely mismanaging and covering up the spread of the coronavirus.”

While his supporters backed the move, Microsoft MSFT, -1.00% co-founder Bill Gates clearly didn’t, and he let his feelings be known on Twitter TWTR, -3.18% :
“Halting funding for the World Health Organization during a world health crisis is as dangerous as it sounds,” the billionaire wrote. “Their work is slowing the spread of COVID-19 and if that work is stopped no other organization can replace them. The world needs @WHO now more than ever.”
Bill Gates

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Halting funding for the World Health Organization during a world health crisis is as dangerous as it sounds. Their work is slowing the spread of COVID-19 and if that work is stopped no other organization can replace them. The world needs @WHO now more than ever.
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Bill Gates has a big problem with Trump's 'dangerous' decision to defund the WHO (Original Post) saidsimplesimon Apr 2020 OP
It may mean millions more die Thunderbeast Apr 2020 #1

Thunderbeast

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1. It may mean millions more die
Wed Apr 15, 2020, 04:38 PM
Apr 2020

Most in Sub-Saharan Africa so trump cares not. Let the sh*thole countries fugure it out.

Any Trump properties in Africa?

I thought not. (Other than Cairo)

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