The U.S. President said the WHO had promoted China’s “disinformation” about the coronavirus and been too lenient with Beijing.
Republican U.S. LAWMAKER’S resounded President Donald Trump’s analysis of the World Health Organization on Thursday, with some recommending he retain help until the U.N. office’s executive general leaves while others required a global examination of its treatment of the coronavirus.
Seventeen of Mr. Trump’s fellow Republicans on the House of Representatives Foreign Affairs Committee composed a letter to Mr. Trump supported his declaration this week that he was retaining subsidizing for the WHO, and saying he should make the resumption of commitments contingent on the abdication of Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus.
Mr. Trump drew prompt judgment on Tuesday from numerous world chiefs and wellbeing specialists, just as U.S. Democrats, in the wake of saying he would stop U.S. subsidizing the Geneva-based WHO over its treatment of the coronavirus pandemic.
They said the WHO may require redesign however that Mr. Trump ought to have held up until after the present emergency, which has slaughtered in excess of 1,38,000 individuals universally and crushed economies.
The U.S. President, who has responded irately to analysis of his own treatment of the infection flare-up, said the WHO had advanced China’s “disinformation” about the coronavirus and been excessively tolerant with Beijing
‘Lost faith in WHO chief’
In their letter, the House Republicans said they had lost faith in Mr. Tedros and blamed the WHO and Chinese Communist Party for the extent of the current global health crisis, although they praised the “vital role” the WHO plays around the world.
“However, it is imperative that we act swiftly to ensure the impartiality, transparency, and legitimacy of this valuable institution,” said the letter, led by Representative Mike McCaul, the committee’s ranking Republican.
Also on Thursday, a group of eight Senate Republicans wrote to Mr. Trump asking him to work with countries such as Japan, South Korea and European nations to investigate the origins of COVID-19, the disease caused by the coronavirus, and WHO decision-making.
Their letter, led by Senator Marco Rubio, did not include any specific recommendation, such as Mr. Tedros’ dismissal.
