Tue Jan 21 02:34:35 UTC 2025: ## Trump Makes Good on Threat: US to Withdraw from WHO
**NEW YORK, January 21, 2025** – President Donald Trump announced Monday that the United States will formally withdraw from the World Health Organization (WHO) after a year, ending its financial contributions to the UN agency. The decision, made on his first day back in office, cites the WHO’s alleged mishandling of the COVID-19 pandemic and susceptibility to political influence.
Trump accused the WHO of failing to act independently and of imposing unfair financial burdens on the US, disproportionate to contributions from other major nations like China. He stated that the US, the WHO’s largest financial contributor (approximately 18% of its $6.8 billion 2024-2025 budget), was being “ripped off.”
This move isn’t entirely surprising; Trump attempted a similar withdrawal in 2020. His renewed attack targets the WHO’s alleged complicity in China’s handling of early COVID-19 information. The WHO denies these allegations and maintains its efforts to obtain full transparency from Beijing regarding the virus’s origins. The US withdrawal will officially take effect in twelve months.
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