On Saturday, President Trump indicated that he was considering the possibility of rejoining the World Health Organization (WHO), just days after signing an executive order to withdraw the United States from this international entity.
“Perhaps we would contemplate rejoining; I am uncertain, but they must implement some necessary reforms,” stated the president during a rally at Circa Resort & Casino in Las Vegas.
According to the NYP, Trump raised this possibility while expressing concerns regarding the disproportionate financial contributions made by the United States to the 194-nation organization.
He highlighted the fact that the United States contributes approximately $500 million annually, in stark contrast to China, which he claimed contributes only $39 million despite its significantly larger population of 1.4 billion individuals.
The president has consistently criticized the WHO for what he perceives to be its failure to adopt urgently needed reforms, referring to the financial obligations imposed on the United States as “onerous.”
In the final year of his initial term, Trump initiated efforts to withdraw the United States from the WHO.
However, after the election defeat to Joe Biden, the incoming Democratic administration ultimately thwarted this effort on its first day in office.
Additionally, Trump informed the audience of his intent to collaborate with Congress to introduce legislation aimed at reducing taxes, as well as fulfilling his campaign promise, initially proposed in June, to eliminate taxes on workers’ tips.
He remarked, “Your tips will be entirely yours; will that not be advantageous?” Furthermore, he announced that he was seeking to prevent the hiring of over 80,000 new Internal Revenue Service agents, many of whom would be funded by $72 billion allocated to the agency under the Inflation Reduction Act.
