Trump has long been critical of how the Geneva-based institution handled the Covid-19 pandemic.

Summary

Donald Trump signed an executive order to withdraw the US from the World Health Organization (WHO) on his first day back in office.

This marks the second time Trump has initiated this process, citing the WHO’s “mishandling of the Covid-19 pandemic,” failure to reform, political influence, and “unfairly onerous payments” by the US.

Public health experts warn the move could harm global disease control efforts and US leadership in health innovation.

Under Biden, the US was the WHO’s largest funder, contributing nearly 20% of its $6.8 billion budget in 2023.

    • whotookkarl@lemmy.world
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      12 hours ago

      No it should be up to Congress, but executive has been encroaching on legislative and judicial powers for centuries to centralize power under the president to the point now over the last few decades they now use executive orders as short term legislative and judicial changes unrelated to civilian oversight of military, administration of the executive, or veto power over the Senate.