Mr. Trump unexpectedly mentioned rejoining WHO

Days after signing an executive order withdrawing the United States from the World Health Organization (WHO), President Donald Trump is considering rejoining.

Mr. Trump spoke at an event at Circa Resort & Casino in Las Vegas (Nevada) on January 25.

The New York Post on January 26 quoted US President Donald Trump as saying he was considering rejoining the World Health Organization (WHO), just days after signing an executive order withdrawing the US from the international organization.

"Maybe we'll consider doing it again, I don't know, they have to clean it up a little bit," the president said at an event at Circa Resort & Casino in Las Vegas (Nevada) on January 25.

Mr Trump floated the idea while lamenting that the US pays more than it should to the 194-nation group, comparing the US’s $500 million contribution to China’s $39 million contribution, a country of 1.4 billion people.

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He has long criticized the organization for what he calls its "failure to implement urgently needed reforms" and described the US financial contribution as a "burdensome" one.

In the final year of his first term, he began taking steps to withdraw the US from the WHO. However, after Mr. Trump lost the election, former President Biden blocked the effort on his first day in office.

Immediately after taking office for his second term, Mr. Trump immediately signed an executive order directing the United States to withdraw from the WHO. Speaking at the White House a few hours after his inauguration, Mr. Trump said the United States spent more on this UN agency than China, adding that "the World Health Organization has ripped off the United States."

The United States is the largest donor to the WHO, the Geneva-based organization, providing significant financial support and playing an important role in WHO's operations.

In the order, Mr. Trump directed the agencies to “pause the transfer of any U.S. government funds, support, or resources to the WHO” and “identify trustworthy and transparent U.S. and international partners to assume necessary activities previously performed by the WHO.”

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