President Donald Trump suggested on Saturday he might consider rejoining the World Health Organization after previously ordering the US to leave the global health agency. Trump said the WHO would have to 'clean up' before he would consider rejoining, adding that he was unhappy the US paid more into the organization than China.
LAS VEGAS - President Donald Trump said on Saturday he may consider rejoining the World Health Organization , days after ordering a US exit from the global health agency over what he described as a mishandling of the COVID-19 pandemic and other international health crises."Maybe we would consider doing it again, I don't know. Maybe we would. They would have to clean it up," Trump said at a rally in Las Vegas.The US is scheduled to leave the WHO on Jan. 22, 2026.
The US is by far the biggest financial backer of the WHO, contributing around 18% of its overall funding. The WHO's most recent two-year budget, for 2024-2025, was $6.8 billion.Trump told the crowd in Las Vegas he was unhappy that the US paid more into the WHO than China, which has a much bigger population.He added that he will ask Saudi Arabia to make an investment of about $1 trillion in the US, up from the $600 billion the Saudis have pledged to invest.
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