US officially out of WHO, leaving hundreds of millions of dollars unpaid

https://arstechnica.com/health/2026/01/us-stiffs-who-hundreds-of-millions-as-it-officially-withdrawals/

49 Comments

  1. No_Conversation_9325 on

    Fine, they can do whatever they want with their country, as long as don’t attack any other.

  2. They used to fund organisations to control other countries. Now it’s just that their strategy has changed to threats and tariffs which will fail eventually. Even the USAID was also meant to interfere in internal matters and politics of other countries.

  3. A quick check of every business that *rump has ever run shows that this is par for the course… in fact, all the courses.

  4. Additional_Quiet2600 on

    Hey guys, more money for invading Greenland and ruining the world! Woooo! Team America.

  5. Thank you Americans. The US is going to shit and you seem to be trying to bring everyone down with you.

  6. And assuming a democrat ever is in charge again, Republicans will be screaming about how they should pay this debt and then screaming about the debt ceiling

    Voters will reward this performance by voting them back in again

  7. Didn’t California sign up to WHO by themselves?

    Honestly California, and the other west coast states, and New York and the east coast should threaten a vote to separate. Imagine Trumps ego being the guy that lost states in his presidency

  8. The us was 22% of their budget!? Or were thwy already having budget shortages prior to the withdrawal?

  9. Well, that’s the most Trump thing ever. Pretty sure there are still cities that hosted him while he was campaigning for the Presidency that haven’t been paid.

  10. InsanelyAverageFella on

    This is wild. It’s not even Trump’s money that would pay these dues but he still directs people to not pay out of spite and being an ahole.

    Everyone who voted for him and supports him still, they support such behavior (along with everything else happening now) so they are aholes too.

  11. This motherfucker has to be the dumbest imbecile to ever sit in a position of power.

    *What the fuck* is the point of leaving the WHO?

  12. oneofthecapsismine on

    >Immediately upon notification last January, the WHO began cutting costs. Those included freezing recruitment, restricting travel expenditures, making all meetings virtual, limiting IT equipment updates, and suspending office refurbishment. The agency also began cutting staff and leaving positions unfilled. 

    I mean, some of these things probably could have been done years ago if the organisation was trying to be efficient.

  13. Ahhh so THAT is why he wanted to leave WHO, wow he’s so copy-paste with his methodology it’s a wonder people keep falling for it

  14. Just remember this when Trump defaults on $40T US debt. He thinks the guys buying it are suckers, and he is smart to screw them.

  15. Superb-Respect-1313 on

    LMAO. So Trump left owing money. That is his MO!! Who didn’t see this coming. Too funny.

  16. Just wait, he will announce his new board of doctors any day now. €1B gets you access.

  17. Maybe they can call in the debts and affect America’s credit rating? That might spark some action.

  18. Americahasfallen1 on

    Sounds about right for the fraudster in chief.

    Trump’s been lying, cheating, stealing and raping children for 35+ years.

  19. China dictates the WHO yet pays less than the USA.

    Maybe when the WHO doesnt censor Taiwan off the planet the USA might rejoin.