The World Health Organization did not take the breakup well. President Trump withdrew the United States from the WHO on Monday. In a statement, the organization said that it “regrets the announcement.”
They say that they “hope the United States will reconsider and we look forward to engaging in constructive dialogue to maintain the partnership between the USA and WHO, for the benefit of the health and well-being of millions of people around the globe.”
When President Trump signed the withdrawal, he said that the U.S. was overpaying for WHO membership. He said that the U.S. had been paying $500 million, while China with a far larger population was paying $39 million. He indicates here that he had negotiated a $39 million membership during his first administration but President Biden, knowing about that deal, still paid $500 million.
Did President Biden know that and pay the premium with U.S. tax dollars anyway!? WHY!?
President Trump said that the money “wasn’t the reason” but the WHO may cling to that and try to renegotiate the fee. In a Pandemic Preparedness document from 2023, the WHO had tried to establish membership fees based on “an evaluation matrix for assessing contributions to State Parties” based on audits of each country’s budget. This document was never ratified.
The WHO’s Pandemic Preparedness had also given the organization a litany of powers that would supersede sovereignty. It was a terrifying document and no state should agree to it. Will any state agree to it now or is this the beginning of the end of the WHO?
The World Health Organization did not take the breakup well. President Trump withdrew the United States from the WHO on Monday. In a statement, the organization said that it “regrets the announcement.”
They say that they “hope the United States will reconsider and we look forward to engaging in constructive dialogue to maintain the partnership between the USA and WHO, for the benefit of the health and well-being of millions of people around the globe.”
When President Trump signed the withdrawal, he said that the U.S. was overpaying for WHO membership. He said that the U.S. had been paying $500 million, while China with a far larger population was paying $39 million. He indicates here that he had negotiated a $39 million membership during his first administration but President Biden, knowing about that deal, still paid $500 million.
Did President Biden know that and pay the premium with U.S. tax dollars anyway!? WHY!?
President Trump said that the money “wasn’t the reason” but the WHO may cling to that and try to renegotiate the fee. In a Pandemic Preparedness document from 2023, the WHO had tried to establish membership fees based on “an evaluation matrix for assessing contributions to State Parties” based on audits of each country’s budget. This document was never ratified.
The WHO’s Pandemic Preparedness had also given the organization a litany of powers that would supersede sovereignty. It was a terrifying document and no state should agree to it. Will any state agree to it now or is this the beginning of the end of the WHO?
