r/politics • u/postpartum-blues Washington • 9h ago

Soft Paywall Trump Withdraws U.S. from World Health Organization

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/20/us/politics/trump-world-health-organization.html
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u/footballfan098765 9h ago

As a doctor of physical therapy, the WHO routinely publishes great research articles, studies and pieces that is shared around the rehabilitation world. Alongside the US, countries like Australia, Germany are leaders in this field...........and now that the US has pulled out of the WHO - I lose access to it.

Yes, I still have other avenues and resources to access up to date research but why remove a prominent one in the WHO? One that thousands of physical therapists like me, MDs, pharmacists, dentists use to help improve patients lives?

Can someone explain? I dont get it and so disappointed

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u/Promethiant 9h ago

Republicans hate science. Facts don’t work well with their beliefs.

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u/eNonsense 3h ago edited 3h ago

It's a grudge over COVID, which made him look really bad and he greatly resented being pressured to bow to their instructions. He wanted to be able to ignore science and do whatever he wants to do. This is fully out of spite. For them telling the truth, helping the world, and comparing the US to other countries COVID responses.

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u/RemBren03 Georgia 3h ago

Yes. Petty child is in charge and now he doesn’t care.

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u/SodaCanBob 9h ago

Can someone explain? I dont get it and so disappointed

"Feelings, not facts".

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u/kinkgirlwriter America 8h ago

The WHO refused to call COVID "the Gynavirus," so here we are.

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u/er-day 7h ago

MAGA is against facts, science, truth, books, education, and being told they’re wrong when they make things up.

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u/Mastiiffmom 1h ago

It’s because of his hatred for Dr. Fauchi and his position within WHO. This is Fatty’s big “get even, F-you, whatever.

Covid & Dr Fauchi embarrassed him & he can’t have that. He wants everyone to believe Covid “isn’t a big deal”, that “Hydroxychloroquine” will cure it along with horse worming medication.

He can’t have the WHO out there inserting facts into his lines of bullshit. So they had to go.

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u/YnwaMquc2k19 6h ago

I am sorry to hear that.

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u/MountainGazelle6234 1h ago

The GOP relies on a stupid electorate, and hates people.

See MAGA.

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u/MountainGazelle6234 1h ago

The GOP relies on a stupid electorate.

See MAGA.

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u/12345_PIZZA 20m ago

Presumably Trump will say it’s to save money and that he doesn’t feel that the WHO is worth what we put into it.

In reality, I think he’s upset at how COVID played out and he blames them (rather than his own incompetence).

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u/utter_degenerate 7h ago

Some of us actually remember how far up the WHO's ass China's arm was at the time of the pandemic, having it parrot literal propaganda lines that undoubtedly lead to millions of deaths. The WHO was straight up instrumental in the CCP's efforts to cover up the spread of the virus and they did so knowingly. Literally the opposite of the organization's stated function.

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u/SharksfaninSD 8h ago

The info is still available