(Xinhua)13:36, July 09, 2020
WASHINGTON, July 8 (Xinhua) — U.S. President Donald Trumps decision to officially quit the World Health Organization (WHO) has sparked outrage among U.S. lawmakers, raising concerns over the ongoing global fight against the COVID-19 pandemic.
To call Trumps response to COVID chaotic and incoherent doesnt do it justice. This wont protect American lives or interests — it leaves Americans sick and America alone, Senator Robert Menendez, top Democrat on the Foreign Relations Committee, said Wednesday on Twitter.
By withdrawing from the WHO, Trump has further abdicated U.S. global leadership, Congressman Ami Bera, who represents Californias 7th Congressional District in the U.S. House of Representatives, lamented on Twitter.
His go-it-alone approach puts Americas health and security at risk, he said Wednesday. Bera, a physician, also told local media that the United States and the WHO had worked hand in hand to eradicate smallpox and nearly defeat polio.
If the WHO is to blame: why has the U.S. been left behind while many countries from South Korea to New Zealand to Vietnam to Germany return to normal? he said.