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Covid-19 impact: What made the Trump admin leave World Health Organisation

Officials who deal with the WHO knew that withdrawal is a cumbersome process requiring a year's notice, a multiagency review and payment of unpaid dues

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Sebastian Rotella | ProPublica Washington
Right before President Donald Trump unveiled punitive measures against China on May 29, he inserted a surprise into his prepared text.

“We will be today terminating our relationship with the World Health Organisation,” he announced during a press conference in the Rose Garden.

Most of the president’s top aides — and even some of his Cabinet secretaries — were blindsided.

Just 11 days earlier, Trump had sent an ultimatum threatening to withdraw from the WHO if reforms were not enacted in 30 days. Some senior officials hoped that he was bluffing or would change his mind about a decision that

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