Alleging Mismanagement Trump halts funding to World Health Organisation
"The WHO failed in its basic duty and it must be held accountable," he said, the BBC reported.;
Washington: US President Donald Trump announced that his administration is halting the nation's funding to the World Health Organization (WHO).
Addressing the daily briefing at White House on Tuesday, Trump said, "I am directing my administration to halt funding while a review is conducted to access the World Health Organization's role in severely mismanaging and covering up the spread of the coronavirus."
"The WHO failed in its basic duty and it must be held accountable," he added, the BBC reported.
Trump also accused the WHO of putting political correctness above saving lives and taking China's claims about the outbreak at face value.
Trump has accused the WHO of being biased towards China in recent weeks, and recently attacked the organisation for being too "China-centric" in its tackling of the coronavirus pandemic.
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