Donald Trump's WHO Letter About China Explained: An Annotated Timeline

https://www.newsweek.com/trump-who-letter-china-explained-annotated-timeline-1505379

President Donald Trump wrote this week a letter to the World Health Organization (WHO) chief Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus criticizing the U.N. agency and his leadership during the coronavirus pandemic, specifically its work with China, where the outbreak first emerged.

 

Here, Newsweek presents Trump's letter to the WHO in full, along with annotations to add context, facts, counterclaims, and other relevant information.

 Observers have warned that the loss of U.S. funding would degrade the WHO's ability to prepare for and fight future pandemics. Philanthropist billionaire Bill Gates, himself a major funder of the organization, said Trump's threat is "as dangerous as it sounds."