Halts U.S. funding to World Health Organization amid pandemic

At an April 14, 2020 briefing, Trump announced he was 'instructing my administration to halt funding of the World Health Organization while a review is conducted to assess the World Health Organization's role in severely mismanaging and covering up the spread of the coronavirus.' He said the United States provides $400-500 million annually to the WHO compared with roughly $40 million from China, and accused the organization of opposing early travel restrictions on China. Fact-checkers found several of the specific factual claims underlying the accusation to be inaccurate or overstated. Congressional Democrats and legal analysts said the unilateral funding freeze likely violated the Impoundment Control Act, which restricts a president's ability to withhold congressionally appropriated funds without following statutory procedures.

“I'm instructing my administration to halt funding of the World Health Organization while a review is conducted to assess the World Health Organization's role in severely mismanaging and covering up the spread of the coronavirus.” Quote verified against source