This is the second time Trump tried to withdraw from WHO, with the first attempt in July 2020 at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The United States will leave the World Health Organization, President Donald Trump said on Monday, saying the global health agency had mishandled the COVID-19 pandemic and other international health crises.
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Ooh, that’s a big one,” Donald Trump said Monday as he signed an executive order – one of dozens during his first hours as president – to withdraw the United States from the World Health Organization.
World Health Organization chief says agency already cutting back on hiring and travel with Trump withdrawal set to hit funding.
Trump initially removed the U.S. from the WHO in 2020, but Biden reversed his action before it went into effect.
Trump signed a slew of executive orders that initiated the US withdrawal from the Paris climate accords and WHO, ordered troops to the border with Mexico, pardoned about 1,500 January 6 rioters and restarted permitting for natural gas export terminals. He also rescinded 78 Biden-era directives.
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Amid pardoning about 1,500 Jan. 6 rioters to enacting mass deportations, rolling back diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives, and ordering the US to back out of the World Health Organization, people are already expressing concern over what is to come.
The US tends to ping-pong on the rule based on the president’s political party, but Trump’s version goes further than previous bans.
President Trump in his first four days of a second term, made headlines with actions that altered US policies. From cracking down on immigration to reshaping energy and foreign relations, these moves set the stage for a contentious term.
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