Breaking this afternoon...
Unbelievable.
If it were anyone else but Donald J Trump, it would be unbelievable.
Trump cuts off U.S. funding to WHO
Just this afternoon, Republican Party President Donald J Trump declared that WE ARE CUTTING OFF ALL AID to the WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION, the WHO.
During a pandemic.
During the largest, most killing, deadly international pandemic of the last 100 years.
And he's cutting aid to them.
President Trump said the U.S. will stop funding to the World Health Organization while his administration reviews its role in “mismanaging” the coronavirus.
He said the U.S. contributes up to $400 million while superpowers like China, where the outbreak began, contribute closer to $40 million.
“The United States has a duty to insist on full accountability,” Mr. Trump said.
And wait.
It gets worse.
Naturally.
He calls for this because
A) He says they mislead on the pandemic
He cited the WHO’s lack of pushback to Beijing’s foggy reporting on the virus in the early going, saying it cost the rest of the world valuable time.
Then, because he can't be done there, no, no. Not this man, not this President.
B) He said they handled the pandemic badly.
He also blasted the WHO’s opposition to bans on travel from China, accusing it of putting “political correctness above life-saving measures.”
Staggering.
What did he do if not handle this pandemic badly? Extremely badly, in fact. Documentedly.
Again, "The Onion" can't write stuff this bizarre.
He's accusing the WHO of the very things he did.
Once again, thanks, Republicans!!
