PRESIDENT TRUMP SIGNS EXECUTIVE ORDER  WITHDRAWING U.S. FROM WHO – Trump says WHO “mislead the world”  about the origins of Covid-19 

President Donald Trump signed an executive order withdrawing the United States from the World Health Organization, saying the global health agency had mishandled the COVID-19 pandemic and other international health crises.

This move means the US will leave the United Nations health agency in 12 months and stop all financial contributions. The United States is the World Health Organisation’s biggest financial backer, contributing around 18% of its overall funding. 

This is not the first time President Trump has made efforts to withdraw from the WHO. He took steps to quit the body in 2020, during his first term as president, accusing the WHO of aiding China’s efforts to “mislead the world” about the origins of COVID-19.

President Trump’s decision to withdraw the U.S. from the WHO has received overwhelming support from around the world.