Posted on 05/15/2020 5:39:00 AM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer
When the head of the World Health Organization returned from a whirlwind trip to Beijing in late January, he wanted to praise China’s leadership publicly for its initial response to the new coronavirus.
The WHO chief’s subsequent lavish public praise of China’s leadership for its efforts to combat the disease came even as evidence mounted that Chinese officials had silenced whistleblowers and suppressed information about the outbreak. His remarks prompted criticism from some member states for being over the top. U.S. President Donald Trump has led the charge, accusing the WHO of being “China-centric” and suspending American funding of the health agency.
Interviews with WHO insiders and diplomats reveal that the U.S. offensive has shaken Tedros at an already difficult time for the agency as it seeks to coordinate a global response to the pandemic.
Tedros is “obviously frustrated” by Trump’s move and feels the WHO is being used as a “political football,” the person familiar with the discussions said.
"We're in the middle of the fight of our lives - all of us around the world,” said Michael Ryan, the agency’s top emergencies expert.
The Trump administration, which has come under fire at home for its own handling of the outbreak, isn’t easing off its recent attacks on the WHO and China.
A senior U.S. administration official told Reuters the WHO “repeatedly failed to acknowledge the growing threat of COVID-19 and China’s role in the spread of the virus.” Noting that the United States has been a larger contributor to the WHO than China, the official said the WHO’s actions were “dangerous and irresponsible” and had contributed to the public health crisis “rather than aggressively addressing it.”
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This virus has become political. It is almost like we are living in the Green New Deal.
“This virus has become political.”
This virus is a weapon. Whether it was man made, altered, or naturally occurring is irrelevant. It was used as a weapon by the Chinese.
They need to pay for that.
Dearly.
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China is complicit in a coverup of unimaginable magnitude. Explain to me how Beijing, a city of 21 million people, has 9 deaths from COVID-19. I still want to know when China shutdown all domestic entry into Wuhan, both land and air, relative to the date when it closed off international flights.
Suck it up, buttercup. You have revealed yourself as a stooge for the CCP and your organization as little more than an international arm of same. Hopefully one of the after shocks of this pandemic is that you'll be gone from the WHO, and maybe the WHO will be gone too.
F’n Reuters, just worthless propagandists
Tedros made it political and now complains it's political, typical Leftist strategy, attack others for what you are guilty of, very predictable.
Dumb ass propaganda!
The WHO chief’s subsequent lavish public praise of China’s leadership for its efforts to combat the disease came even as evidence mounted that Chinese officials had silenced whistle blowers and suppressed information about the outbreak. His remarks prompted criticism from some member states for being over the top.
U.S. President Donald Trump has led the charge, accusing the WHO of being “China-centric” and suspending American funding of the health agency.
My tagline touches on the ChiCom’s relationship with the news media and WHO.
from Wikipedia: Tedros is the first non-physician and first African in the role.
In other words, he’s an unqualified Affirmative Action political hack.
WHO IS IN BED WITH CHINA AND THE DEMS.
Thomson Reuters donated hundreds of thousands of dollars to the Clinton Foundation.
Caught in Trump-China feud, WHO’s leader is under siege
s/b
Non-medical-doctor political appointee and Chinese stooge, WHO’s leader is Incompetent
Tucker Carlson just reported on his show that Trump is about to restore partial funding for WHO, matching China’s donation.
Hope we are getting a good deal in return for that money...
Tragedy is stupid-timid world including USA accepted it hook-line-and-sinker.
China likes him, Trump doesn't. I'd say that's job security and not 'under siege'. The U.S. is out of the WHO in 28 days anyway so all he has to do is stay until then.
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