Trump says WHO is China-centric, 'really blew it' on coronavirus

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Trump says WHO is China-centric, 'really blew it' on coronavirus

 

FILE PHOTO: A logo is pictured outside a building of the World Health Organization (WHO) during an executive board meeting on update on the coronavirus outbreak, in Geneva, Switzerland, February 6, 2020. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump sharply criticized the World Health Organization on Tuesday, accusing it of being too focused on China and issuing bad advice during the coronavirus outbreak.

 

"The W.H.O. really blew it," Trump said in a Twitter post. "For some reason, funded largely by the United States, yet very China centric. We will be giving that a good look. Fortunately I rejected their advice on keeping our borders open to China early on. Why did they give us such a faulty recommendation?"

 

U.N. spokesman Stephane Dujarric rejected the criticism of the World Health Organization, which is led by Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus.

 

"For the Secretary-General (Antonio Guterres) it is clear that WHO, under the leadership of Dr Tedros, has done tremendous work on COVID, in supporting countries with millions of pieces of equipment being shipped out, on helping countries with training, on providing global guidelines - WHO is showing the strength of the international health system," he told reporters.

 

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that he will look at putting a hold on the U.S. contribution to the World Health Organization, claiming "they've been wrong about a lot of things" related to the novel coronavirus.

 

Dujarric added that the WHO had also recently done "tremendous work" in putting its staff on the frontlines to successfully fight Ebola, an infectious and often fatal disease, in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

 

The WHO did not respond to a Reuters request for comment on Trump's remarks.

 

Trump also attacked the U.S. health department on Tuesday, accusing the inspector general of having produced a "fake dossier" on American hospitals suffering shortages of personal protective equipment on the frontlines of the coronavirus outbreak. Trump did not provide any reason for questioning the report on those shortages.

 

On Jan. 31, the United Nations health organization advised countries to keep borders open despite the outbreak, although it noted that countries had the right to take measures to try to protect their citizens. That same day, Trump's administration announced restrictions on travel from China.

 

U.S. conservatives have increasingly criticized the WHO during the global pandemic, saying it relied on faulty data from China about the outbreak of the novel coronavirus.

 

Last week, Republican Senator Marco Rubio called for the resignation of Tedros, saying "he allowed Beijing to use the WHO to mislead the global community."

 

(Reporting by Doina Chiacu and Lisa Lambert; additional reporting by Michelle Nichols in New York; Editing by Chizu Nomiyama and Bernadette Baum)

 

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[Tug]

Imo he’s looking for something or someone to blame for his bungled response just canned the inspector general threatening the World Health Organization it’s pathetically obvious trump never ever  takes responsibility for anything he always blames and if possible slanders the fall guy it’s how he rolls 

[simple1]

Usual aggressive fog horn attitude by trump. Below is the WHO report on Covid in China as a result of a mid February investigation.

 

https://www.who.int/docs/default-source/coronaviruse/who-china-joint-mission-on-covid-19-final-report.pdf

[Puchaiyank]

IlChina, WHO, and whom ever else is responsible for the US having the most Virus cases...

 

Trump's response was beautiful...if he must say so himself...

 

Seems his virus team has all but disappeared...

[BigBadGeordie]

Obfuscation, deflection and down right lies.

Some things never change.

[cyril sneer]

[Thailand]

The man is a complete moron yet is likely to have another 4 years to wreak his havoc.

[FarFlungFalang]

The Who said no need for travel restrictions and no need to wear masks and no need to close borders and no need for shutdowns and what has the world done?The complete opposite of all WHO recommendations.It seems Donald is not alone in thinking the WHO got it all wrong.

[chessman]

Just looking for a scapegoat here... a lot of hot air.

 

But if he wants to get back at China it would be very interesting if he backed Taiwan and tried to get them admitted to the WHO. The US should have the clout to do it and it would make China really really angry.

[Gweiloman]

30 minutes ago, Tug said:

Imo he’s looking for something or someone to blame for his bungled response just canned the inspector general threatening the World Health Organization it’s pathetically obvious trump never ever  takes responsibility for anything he always blames and if possible slanders the fall guy it’s how he rolls 

Not just in your opinion. It’s been proven time and again that Trump will blame anyone and everyone but himself. In his own eyes, he can never do wrong or make any mistakes. After all, he knows more about everything than anyone else. 
 

It’s only a matter of time before he throws Fauci, Birx, Pence, that pasty looking son-in-law of his and everyone else under the bus in order to try and secure a 2nd term, the only thing he cares about. America’s days are numbered. 

[donnacha]

This is how you get re-elected.

[simple1]

23 minutes ago, FarFlungFalang said:

The Who said no need for travel restrictions and no need to wear masks and no need to close borders and no need for shutdowns and what has the world done?The complete opposite of all WHO recommendations.It seems Donald is not alone in thinking the WHO got it all wrong.

At a certain point in time. When the info became clearer, so did the WHO advisories. BTW trump usual misinformation, in this case first mover on Covid travel bans. I can't provide my link as it's a paywall, but look up "trump's claim that he imposed the first 'China Ban'.

 

One of course never hears from trump an apology that his initial inaction has now led to the US having the most Covid cases by far than any other country w/w.

Edited April 8, 2020 by simple1

[RoadWarrior371]

23 minutes ago, FarFlungFalang said:

The Who said no need for travel restrictions and no need to wear masks and no need to close borders and no need for shutdowns and what has the world done?The complete opposite of all WHO recommendations.It seems Donald is not alone in thinking the WHO got it all wrong.

Yep, the WHO should be in the dictionary next to 'inept' and 'corrupt'.  Some peeps need to gently release the vacuum lock from the Director Generals nut-sack, and do some research.  ????

[donnacha]

8 minutes ago, simple1 said:

One of course never hears from trump an apology that his initial inaction

You were expecting him to start apologizing now?

 

[JonnyF]

26 minutes ago, FarFlungFalang said:

The Who said no need for travel restrictions and no need to wear masks and no need to close borders and no need for shutdowns and what has the world done?The complete opposite of all WHO recommendations.It seems Donald is not alone in thinking the WHO got it all wrong.

Correct. The WHO has handled this very poorly indeed. They handed out a lot of very poor advice which has undoubtedly made the situation worse.

 

However, many people have an irrational hate of Donald Trump so they will disagree. If Trump said water was wet they'd disagree. It's a shame they lack the ability to separate their emotions from the cold hard facts.

[jimmjam]

He is correct, the WHO  really <deleted> up with this one.

[FarFlungFalang]

6 minutes ago, simple1 said:

At a certain point in time. When the info became clearer, so did the WHO advisories.

Yes this certain point in time came when it was obvious to those advisories that countries were ignoring their advice and imposing their own policies to deal with the outbreak and on seeing this the WHO did back flips. 

[NumbNut]

7 minutes ago, donnacha said:

You were expecting him to start apologizing now?

 

Yes, to the relatives of the thousands of preventable deaths in the US that are now inevitable, all due to his unfathomable inaction and active obfuscation when he had already been warned what to expect in January.

 

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I am at a loss how any one can support this guy

 

[UbonThani]

58 minutes ago, cyril sneer said:

Who = complete morons

[donnacha]

12 minutes ago, NumbNut said:

I am at a loss how any one can support this guy

You misunderstood what I said.

I was responding to a comment noting that Trump has not apologized for something. I asked if he was seriously surprised, meaning that it would be a complete change of strategy for Trump. I can't remember every seeing him apologize for anything.

My comment included nothing that could be considered to "support this guy". You read something into my comment that was not there.

The level of hysteria surrounding all things Trump is interesting. This might be why his many critics are finding it hard to land blows in what you would think is an ideal situation. In the eyes of the general public, all the over-the-top stuff saps the credibility of the case against Trump. 

 

Edited April 8, 2020 by donnacha

[NumbNut]

6 minutes ago, donnacha said:

You misunderstood what I said.

I was responding to a comment noting that Trump has not apologized for something. I asked if he was seriously surprised, meaning that it would be a complete change of strategy for Trump. I can't remember every seeing him apologize for anything.

My comment included nothing that could be considered to "support this guy". You read something into my comment that was not there.

The level of hysteria surrounding all things Trump is interesting. This might be why his many critics are finding it hard to land blows in what you would think is an ideal situation. In the eyes of the general public, all the over-the-top stuff saps the credibility of the case against Trump. 

 

You misunderstood what I said. I agree with you! I was responding to your comment which I thought was valid, not you personally.

 

I will say this though, regarding the last paragraph you wrote above. Let's just withhold judgement on levels of hysteria until later this week. Let's see how the mop flops then eh?

[FarFlungFalang]

13 minutes ago, donnacha said:

The level of hysteria surrounding all things Trump is interesting. This might be why his many critics are finding it hard to land blows in what you would think is an ideal situation. In the eyes of the general public, all the over-the-top stuff saps the credibility of the case against Trump.

He seems to be a cunning master of confusion,distraction and misdirection.I'm neither a supporter nor am I against him but I find it fascinating and confusing watching how he operates. 

[donnacha]

6 minutes ago, FarFlungFalang said:

He seems to be a cunning master of confusion,distraction and misdirection.I'm neither a supporter nor am I against him but I find it fascinating and confusing watching how he operates. 

Yes, fascinating and confusing, I find it exactly the same.

My main confusion is why the Democrats keep allowing him to use the same kungfu move, whipping them into a fury that keeps undermining them in the eyes of the public.

I don't think any of it is a mistake, and I'm certain the guy is not a moron. Scott Adams has written some interesting essays on the Trump phenomenon. Genius, or some sort of savant, I don't know, but it works like a charm.

 

Edited April 8, 2020 by donnacha

[NumbNut]

1 minute ago, FarFlungFalang said:

He seems to be a cunning master of confusion,distraction and misdirection.I'm neither a supporter nor am I against him but I find it fascinating and confusing watching how he operates. 

Cunning as a sh!thouse rat as my old man would say. 

 

I find it fascinating as well, in a 'Tiger King' kind of way. Just so tragic that this will all shortly have such a large and  preventable human cost. 

 

 

[donnacha]

12 minutes ago, NumbNut said:

Let's just withhold judgement on levels of hysteria until later this week. Let's see how the mop flops then eh?

This could be Trump's Olympic-level personal challenge, like a trapeze artist doing his final death-defying stunt without a net.

Not for the first time, his opponents are convinced that this is it. Indeed, things are not looking good for him. In fact, they have never looked worse. How is it even possible that he could get re-elected when America is in a bigger economic, and facing a greater existential threat than at any time in its history?

Whichever way this goes, it will be spectacular and fascinating to watch.

 

[Eric Loh]

Not surprised by Trump’s petulance behavior. Just his modus operandi to blame and divert attention from his poor leadership. NATO, TTP, UN, Paris Climate Accord and WHO are just not stroking his fragile ego enough and therefore earned his wrath. When he leave office, the world will breathe a sigh of relief. 

[FarFlungFalang]

7 minutes ago, donnacha said:

Yes, fascinating and confusing, I find it exactly the same.

My main confusion is why the Democrats keep allowing him to use the same kungfu move, whipping them into a fury that keeps undermining them in the eyes of the public.

I don't think any of it is a mistake, and I'm certain the guy is not a moron. Scott Adams has written some interesting essays on the Trump phenomenon. Genius, or some sort of savant, I don't know, but it works like a charm.

 

He is playing a totally different style of chess in which his opponents often fail to comprehend his modus operandi.

 

[PremiumLane]

1 hour ago, FarFlungFalang said:

The Who said no need for travel restrictions and no need to wear masks and no need to close borders and no need for shutdowns and what has the world done?The complete opposite of all WHO recommendations.It seems Donald is not alone in thinking the WHO got it all wrong.

oh you mean things change as we get more data and information, welcome to the real world 

[FarFlungFalang]

2 minutes ago, PremiumLane said:

oh you mean things change as we get more data and information, welcome to the real world 

Welcome to the world of internet where unverified information rules and people typing gooble de goock think it's real!

[PremiumLane]

1 hour ago, UbonThani said:

Who = complete morons

When you have two sides, a narcissistic ex-reality TV star who has the intellectual capacity of a squashed apricot with his gang of religious fruit-cakes, and an organisation of actual experts, and who do you think are the morons? ????