President Donald Trump signed an executive order that would begin the process of removing the U.S. from the World Health Organization. Here's why.

President Donald Trump discussed his thoughts on the World Health Organization, expanding on some of the reasons he withdrew from the agency.

President Donald Trump’s decision to exit the World Health Organization means the U.N. agency is losing its biggest funder. For the two-year budget ending in 2025, the U.S. is projected to be WHO’s largest single contributor by far. It is expected to donate $958 million, or nearly 15%, of the agency’s roughly $6.5 billion budget.

As he signed an executive order, President Donald Trump said that the World Health Organization had "ripped us off."

President Donald Trump announced Monday he is withdrawing the US from the World Health Organization, a significant move on his first day back in the White House cutting ties with the United Nations’ public health agency and drawing criticism from public health experts.

World Health Organization chief says agency already cutting back on hiring and travel with Trump withdrawal set to hit funding.

Trump initially removed the U.S. from the WHO in 2020, but Biden reversed his action before it went into effect.

The World Health Organization called on the US to reconsider a decision to leave the agency, suggesting the move could undermine global health security.

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More than half of Americans believe the U.S. benefits from its membership in the WHO. As of April 2024, 25% of U.S. adults say the country benefits a great deal from its membership, while about one third say it benefits a fair amount. Conversely, 38% say the U.S. does not benefit much or at all from WHO membership.

World Health Organization officials declared the 2019 novel coronavirus outbreak -- later to be dubbed COVID-19 -- a public health emergency of international concern.