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Pompeo Says US May Permanently End Funding of WHO
by Zachary Steiber

The United States might never restore funding for the World Health Organization (WHO), U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo says.

President Donald Trump last week ordered a pause on U.S. taxpayer funding for the WHO, a United Nations agency, while American officials review the organization’s handling of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The United States pushed for reforms to the WHO after the severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) pandemic, but those proved fruitless when the COVID-19 pandemic started and Chinese officials failed to accurately notify international health officials of the emerging threat, Pompeo said April 22.

WHO officials have repeatedly defended the Chinese Communist Party amid widespread evidence of deception and manipulation.

Pompeo indicated in an interview with Fox News that he supports growing calls for the resignation of WHO Director-General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus.

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