Trump suggests funding restrictions to WHO, calling it too China-centric

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President Donald Trump suggested he may restrict funding to the World Health Organization on Tuesday, accusing it of being too focused on China and issuing bad advice during the coronavirus outbreak.
“We‘re going to put a hold on money spent to the WHO. We're going to put a very powerful hold on it and we‘re going to see,“ Trump said at the White House Coronavirus Task Force briefing. However, he didn't confirm the funding cut to the United Nations organization, after being pushed by reporters.  “I mean, I‘m not saying I‘m going to do it, but we are going to look at it,”
Trump didn’t elaborate on what he believes the organization is doing wrong, however he has in the past been critical of the WHO for contracting the travel ban from China and Europe. “They’ve been wrong about a lot of things,” Trump said. "They seem very China centric.”
Earlier Tuesday, the president sent a similar tweet.

The U.S. is the single largest contributor to the WHO.
 

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