President Trump announced at a White House press conference on the 29th that the United States will withdraw from the World Health Organization, citing the failure of the organization to complete the reforms requested by the United States.

We will terminate our relationship with the World Health Organization today and transfer these funds to other parts of the world to meet global emergency public health needs, "Trump said at a White House press conference

Last week, Trump stated in a letter to WHO Director General Tandsey that if the organization fails to make substantial improvements within 30 days, the United States will permanently cut off funding to the organization and reconsider its membership.

In recent months, the Trump government has been criticizing WHO's response to the COVID-19 pandemic, accusing the organization of focusing on China and failing to give early warning to countries around the world in a timely manner. At present, the United States is one of the countries most affected by COVID-19.

The New York Times commented that Trump's statement was a major escalation of his practice of blaming China and WHO for the spread of COVID-19, in order to deflect people's criticism of his ineffective response to the crisis and the death of more than 100000 people in the United States. (People's Daily)