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    Trump And WHO: How Much Does The U.S. Give? What's The Impact Of A Halt In Funding?

    Citing undue influence from China on the World Health Organization among other reasons, the president has said he wants to suspend U.S. funding for the World Health Organization pending a review.
    by Pien Huang Apr 15, 2020 3 minutes
    Source: Stephanie Adeline

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    President Trump says he's halting U.S. funding for the World Health Organization for 60 to 90 days as his administration reviews WHO's handling of the coronavirus pandemic. He made the announcement at his press conference on Tuesday, saying he wanted to suspend U.S. contributions "while a review is conducted to assess the World Health Organization's role in severely mismanaging and covering up the spread of the coronavirus."

    Trump said WHO was slow to respond to the crisis and that the organization has

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