Trump Withdraws U.S. From World Health Organization

"President Donald Trump has officially withdrawn the United States from the World Health Organization...

A senior Trump administration official confirmed the move to Newsmax.

'The United States' notice of withdrawal, effective July 6, 2021, has been submitted to the UN Secretary-General, who is the depository for the WHO.'

CNN reported the move, citing multiple unnamed officials. One official told CNN that the decision was announced in a very short letter to the United Nations that outlined year-long withdrawal process.

Trump has promised to pull the country out of the organization, and has labeled it as a 'puppet of China.' He was set to hold a news conference Tuesday afternoon.

Last week, the WHO walked back its claim it had received a warning about coronavirus from the Chinese government, and on Monday, the United States accused the organization of allowing COVID-19 to spin "out of control" at the cost of 'many live,' reports the BBC..."