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WHO became China's puppet, will take a decision soon: US President Trump

The Trump administration is currently weighing punitive action against China over its early handling of the global health emergency.

President Donald Trump speaks during a coronavirus task force briefing at the White House. Photo: PTI
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President Donald Trump has already suspended funding to the WHO, accusing it of being misguiding the world on the coronavirus and siding with China on this issue | Photo: PTI

BS Web TeamAgencies Washington D.C.
US President Donald Trump on Friday said he would soon make an announcement on the World Health Organization (WHO), which he alleged had become "a puppet of China". Trump has already suspended funding to the WHO, accusing it of misguiding the world on the coronavirus crisis and siding with China on the issue, news agency PTI reported.

"I don't believe it was done on purpose, but it was done through probably incompetence. It probably got out and they didn't know how to talk about it," Trump told Fox News in an interview. Trump said he wanted to go in and

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