WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump faced international resistance Thursday to his plan to cut U.S. payments to the World Health Organization over its handling of the coronavirus pandemic.
Trump has accused the organization of mishandling its response and showing too much deference to China, where the new coronavirus first emerged.
The White House said Trump's conversation with the leaders of Britain, Canada, France, Germany, Italy and Japan “centered on the lack of transparency and chronic mismanagement of the pandemic by the WHO” and said the Group of Seven leaders called for a “thorough review and reform process.” Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said everyone on the call recognized the importance of continuing to coordinate and