Trump Announces US Is Cutting Ties With World Health Organization

May 29, 2020
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May 29, 2020

After arriving at the podium almost an hour late, President Trump on Friday announced that he was cutting the country’s ties to the World Health Organization, a new step in his ploy to shield himself from criticism of his mishandling of COVID-19 ahead of the November election.

“China raided our factories, off-shored our jobs, gutted our industries, stole our intellectual property, and violated their commitments under the World Trade Organization,” Trump ranted.

He predictably blamed China for the COVID-19 pandemic and peddled his evidence-free conspiracy theory that China “pressured” the World Health Organization (WHO) to “mislead the world” about the virus.

Then, without making any mention of the killing of George Floyd or the Minneapolis protests, Trump left the podium without taking any questions.

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After arriving at the podium almost an hour late, President Trump on Friday announced that he was cutting the country’s ties to the World Health Organization, a new step in his ploy to shield himself from criticism of his mishandling of COVID-19 ahead of the November election.

“China raided our factories, off-shored our jobs, gutted our industries, stole our intellectual property, and violated their commitments under the World Trade Organization,” Trump ranted.

He predictably blamed China for the COVID-19 pandemic and peddled his evidence-free conspiracy theory that China “pressured” the World Health Organization (WHO) to “mislead the world” about the virus.

Then, without making any mention of the killing of George Floyd or the Minneapolis protests, Trump left the podium without taking any questions.

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  1. This should be a barn-burner…

    So many dogs to whistle to…

  2. This insertion of someone with this much hatred in his soul is deeply disturbing to me.

  3. Tinfoil Hat Time:

    The pre-existing relationship between the “Cop for Trump” and this incident is not accidental.

    It’s provided quite the distraction from the Covid fail and is rallying the goosesteppers at the same time.

    Cui bono?

  4. Maybe he will resign? A girl can dream.

  5. Markets are down a little, been bouncing around all day. How far do you suppose they’ll tank once he opens his mouth?

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