Congress Confirms Donald Trump Officially Withdrew The U.S. From WHO Amid Pandemic
In late May, we reported that Donald Trump announced the end of the U.S. and WHO relationship. Today, Congress confirmed the President officially withdrew the nation from the World Health Organization amid a global pandemic, being COVID-19, whose cases continues to increase nationwide.
Congress reveals the Trump administration sent a letter to the United Nations officially withdrawing the nation from the organization over its handling of the coronavirus pandemic. Additionally, per a joint resolution passed by Congress in 1948, the U.S. must give a year’s notice in writing and pay its debts to the agency in order to exit; something Trump hasn’t done and is described as illegal.
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New Jersey Democratic Senator Bob Menendez tweeted the news, posting, “Congress received notification that POTUS officially withdrew the U.S. from the @WHO in the midst of a pandemic. To call Trump’s response to COVID chaotic & incoherent doesn’t do it justice. This won’t protect American lives or interests—it leaves Americans sick & America alone.”
Congress received notification that POTUS officially withdrew the U.S. from the @WHO in the midst of a pandemic.
To call Trump’s response to COVID chaotic & incoherent doesn't do it justice. This won't protect American lives or interests—it leaves Americans sick & America alone.
— Senator Bob Menendez (@SenatorMenendez) July 7, 2020
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