Backing Trump, U.S. Republicans call for WHO chief to resign

[riversedge]

Source: msn.com


By Patricia Zengerle 3 hrs ago

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican U.S. lawmakers called on President Donald Trump on Thursday to withhold payments to the World Health Organization until its director general resigns, backing Trump's criticism of the U.N. agency's handling of the coronavirus pandemic.


Seventeen of Trump's fellow Republicans on the House of Representatives Foreign Affairs Committee wrote a letter to Trump supporting his announcement this week that he was withholding funding for the WHO, and saying he should condition the resumption of contributions on the resignation of Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus.

Trump drew immediately condemnation on Tuesday from many world leaders and health experts, as well as U.S. Democrats, by saying he would halt U.S. funding of the Geneva-based WHO over its handling of the coronavirus pandemic.

They said the WHO may need reorganization but that Trump should not try to force it in the middle of a crisis that has killed more than 138,000 people globally and devastated world economies.

The U.S. president, who has reacted angrily to criticism of his own handling of the virus outbreak, said the WHO had promoted China's "disinformation" about the coronavirus and been too lenient with Beijing in the early weeks of the crisis................................

Read more: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/backing-trump-u-s-republicans-call-for-who-chief-to-resign/ar-BB12K9DN?li=BBnb7Kz

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Even trump did not call for him to resign as far as I know. But, coward Trump probably demanded the Repugs do his dirty work for me. (just guessing).


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[keithbvadu2]

1. Trump's latest excuse/scapegoat.

Trump's latest excuse/scapegoat.

[C Moon]

2. The GOP is officially a joke.

[jorgevlorgan]

3. They're following the stupid...whereever he may go.

[Doodley]

4. They aren't interested in the facts, that the WHO was warning of this in January and

developed testing kits, and Trump ignored all of that. They blame the WHO and not Trump because Trump shares their same greedy and racist values.

[NanceGreggs]

5. They're giving him an 'out'.

The backlash against pulling funding from WHO is a political nightmare for the GOP.

By prompting Trump to "condition the resumption of contributions on the resignation of Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus."

IOW, Trump's ego is massaged by getting the Director fired, he'll reinstate the funding - and of course claim this was his plan all along.

[Chemisse]

17. That makes sense - at least GOP Trump-soother sense.

And is certainly better than cutting off funding to WHO.

[Freethinker65]

6. And replace him with Dr. Oz or Jared

[TeamPooka]

7. All Republicans are Trump. We need to vote them all out in Nov.

[Solly Mack]

8. Feckless, orange bilge slinger.

And his toadies.

Fuck them all.

[truthisfreedom]

9. 45 praised China and its leader repeatedly at the beginning of this crisis

as he golfed and America burned.

[SergeStorms]

10. The GOP is going to follow Trump right off the cliff.

They've sacrificed a once viable, albeit ridiculously hypocritical, party to the altar of Trump. It appears as if it's going to take a wholesale defeat and destruction of that party in order to satisfy them. If they can read (and truthfully, I'm not sure many can) they could see that the approval ratings of republicans is falling off the charts. I'm not complaining, mind you, but this murder suicide pact they've devised for each other seems quite odd.

Have at it, morons. I'll be glad to see the republican party die a gruesome death. It should only take a generation or so to revive anything close to what they once were before Trump barged in and took over. Everything Donald Trump touches truly does die.

[B Stieg]

11. Yup. And let's give 'em a push. VOTE 2020!

It really does matter this time.

[raccoon]

14. A consummation devoutly to be wished. Nt

[SergeStorms]

32. Quoting the immortal Bard.

Hamlet? It's been a while since the Shakespearean acting days of my youth, but I'm almost certain that's from Hamlet.

[raccoon]

34. Yes, it is. :hi:

[Thekaspervote]

12. Oh for f..k sake! The blame spreads like that GD virus. Once again brought to you by the gop

[duforsure]

13. American people see how badly trump has failed with this

They should be calling for his resignation , especially for all the lying about this he does daily, or replace all the republicans ASAP that support serial liar trump.

[LastLiberal in PalmSprings]

15. Can Trump withhold funds appropriated by Congress to achieve a political purpose?

I thought that was what the whole Ukraine impeachment was about.

[treestar]

18. +1

[sinkingfeeling]

16. Here are the 17 GOP fools' names on the letter.

Found this information. I will get their names!

In a letter sent to Trump on Thursday, Foreign Affairs Committee ranking member Mike McCaul (R-Texas) and 16 members of the panel....

Michael T. McCaul

Guy Reschenthaler

Tim Burchett

Steve Watkins

Michael Guest

Ron Wright

Jim Sensenbrenner

Ken Buck

Scott Perry

Ted Yoho

Joe Wilson

Ann Wagner

Adam Kinzinger

Brian Mast

Greg Pence

Francis Rooney

Christopher  Smith

Got 'em.

[paleotn]

23. Just the thing effective attack ads are made of.....

The one thing we've always had going for us is our opponents are incredibly dumb. We don't always take advantage of that fact, but it is true. To a person, this is probably the dumbest American political movement since the Know Nothings. When keep your fucking mouth shut and try to ride this thing out would be the least hazardous political move to make, they double down on stupid. Amazing. Even when I know there's no level of depravity and idiocy this collection of hacks won't stoop to, they still manage to amaze me.

[dhill926]

29. a murderers row of morons....

[Kali]

30. wow, mcsally isn't cleaning Trump's balls on this?

[treestar]

19. I hope this does not happen

The Rs have no standing or powers in the matter and so this is one case where no one has to give in.

[mahannah]

20. Where are their calls for trump's resignation?

[bucolic_frolic]

21. You know who was "too lenient" in the early weeks of coronavirus. Trump. /nt

So this GOP exercise is Republican cover-your-ass bullshit

[paleotn]

22. Not working, you idiots....

From recent polling numbers, Americans know exactly who's to blame for this disaster. We have video for god's sake. And the 1/3 who would buy this hastily thrown together pile of bullshit are the children of that other generation of morons who thought Tricky Dick was a great prez as he boarded Marine 1 for the last time.

[turbinetree]

24. I gotta a better idea resign today traitor, before Jan 20, 2021..................

[bdamomma]

25. the

GOP is the party of tRump and denial, they are going down. Filthy cowards, traitors. I hope they all contract the disease, unless they stockpiled it for themselves.

[Marthe48]

26. stfu

The only resource I use to update myself on this plague is WHO status reports. I don't respect or trust any person connected to Washington DC, because the spokespeople are all too willing to either whore themselves or kiss traitor's ass.

My friend texted today that she read it is okay to stop wiping off groceries. I'll isolate and wipe groceries until I get a vaccine. The 'experts' who are willing to listen to traitor before they dispense useless and wrong information can shut their pie holes.

[BarbD]

27. I n my 82 years I have never been so frightened and angry.

Nor felt so helpless and furious.

As bad as it was during Vietnam, this is far worse because we have to fight on so many fronts. But, I am determined to drag this old carcass to the polls in November.

[kimbutgar]

28. There is a big fundraiser for The WHO on all the networks

We all have to step up and donate.

[MFGsunny]

31. Just another day that ends in "y" in MF45 et cabal's hell-on-earth.

Yet, WE WILL RESIST.

Yet, WE WILL PERSIST.

[alfredo]

33. What do you expect, they guy is black

[Haggis for Breakfast]

35. Look, you pathetic walking shit show -

You DON'T cut their funding and then DEMAND the resignation of their director.

You can't have it both ways. If you're not going to support them, you DON'T get to decide who serves and who doesn't.