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Trump directs halt to payments to WHO during virus pandemic

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WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump said Tuesday that he was cutting off U.S. payments to the World Health Organization during the coronavirus pandemic, accusing the organization of failing to do enough to stop the virus from spreading when it first surfaced in China.

Trump, who had telegraphed his intentions last week, claimed the outbreak could have been contained at its source and that lives could have been saved had the U.N.

health agency done a better job investigating the early reports coming out of China. “The WHO failed in its basic duty and must be held accountable,” Trump said at a briefing.

He said the U.S. would be reviewing the WHO's actions to stop the virus before making any decision on resuming aid. There was no immediate

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