//Trump announced US withdrawal from the WHO. It’s unclear if he can do that.

Trump announced US withdrawal from the WHO. It’s unclear if he can do that.

resident Donald Trump announced America’s withdrawal from the World Health Organization at the White House on May 29, 2020. | Win McNamee/Getty Images

Trump’s decision potentially weakens the world’s premier health body in the middle of a pandemic.

President Donald Trump just announced that the United States will withdraw from the World Health Organization, a decision that will likely harm the top international health body in the middle of the coronavirus pandemic.

Speaking on Friday afternoon from the Rose Garden, Trump repeated his accusation that the organization had failed to warn the world of the coronavirus’s dangers in a timely manner due to pressure from Beijing. Because the president claims the global body is now beholden to China — a somewhat dubious claim — he said it’s no longer worth it for the US to remain a WHO member.

“China has total control over