Trump calls WHO 'pipe organ' for China; will deploy fund where there's 'bang for his buck'

Calling World Health Organization (WHO) a pipe organ of China, US President Donald Trump on Wednesday blamed UN body once again for outbreak of coronavirus. Coronavirus cases in United States crossed 1 million on Wednesday with 61,656 deaths and 147,411 recoveries. 

Trump told reporters at his Oval Office of White House that  United States will soon come out with its recommendations on global body, followed by one on Beijing. "WHO is literally a pipe organ for China. y misled us. We will have a recommendation pretty soon but we are t happy with World Health Organization." Trump ded when asked for clarity about his comment on recommendation, "On world health with China to follow."

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"It is coming in and I am getting pieces alrey and we are t happy about it and we are by far largest contributor to WHO,...and y misled us. I don't kw. y must have kwn more than y knew because y came after what or people knew that weren't even involved. We knew things that y didn't kw and eir y didn't kw it or y didn't tell us or you kw right w y are literally a pipe organ for China. That is way I view it," Trump said.

Trump opined that while US on an aver has given WHO a financial aid between USD400 and USD500 million, and China is giving USD38 million. "And yet, y seem to work for China and y should have been in re early, y should have kwn what was going on and y should have been able to stop it. We can give this money to lots of different incredible groups. re are a lot of groups out re. It doesn't have to go to WHO. We can give it to groups that are very worthy and get much more bang for your buck, but we're going to make a decision in t-too-distant future," Trump said.

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Trump threatens China 

Trump h on Tuesday threatened China of consequences if it is found that China kwingly released virus. In his latest threat, he said that US is doing "very serious" investigation against China, indicating his ministration is looking at a lot more money as compensation from Beijing than euro 130 billion being sought by Germany. “Germany is looking at things and we're looking at things and we're talking about a lot more money than Germany is talking about. 

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Trump halts funding, WHO responds

Last week, Trump halted US funding to UN body after alleging mismanaging coronavirus crisis. Trump has blamed WHO's "very much sided" approach to China on coronavirus crisis, asserting that many people are unhappy with global health ncy and feel that "it's been very unfair".  In an obvious reference to China, he said: "Everybody kws what's going on re." 

Responding to  halt of funds, WHO director-general Tedros ham Ghebreyesus on Thursday said that y regret  decision me by Trump. He said that US has been a 'longstanding & generous friend' and maintained that WHO 'works with all nations equally, and it does t 'discriminate'. 

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