Experts have also cautioned that withdrawing from the organization could weaken the world’s defenses against dangerous new outbreaks.

President Trump issued an executive order Monday night withdrawing the United States from the World Health Organization. The U.S. has historically been the largest funder of the Geneva-based organization,

President Donald Trump announced on Monday (January 20) that the United States would withdraw from the World Health Organization (WHO). The decision, made on his first day back in the White House, has drawn criticism from public health experts.

U.S. President Donald Trump signs documents as he issues executive orders and pardons for January 6 defendants in the Oval Office at the White House on Inauguration Day in Washington, U.S., January 20,