What's behind Trump's criticism of the World Health Organization

PBS News Hour - World

English - April 15, 2020 22:45 - ★★★★ - 79 ratings
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President Trump said Tuesday he will cut U.S. funding for the World Health Organization, accusing the body of being too trusting of China's early assertions that it had the novel coronavirus under control. But critics of the move say that WHO is playing an integral role amid the pandemic -- and that no other organization is poised to take its place. Nick Schifrin joins Judy Woodruff to discuss.