Sen. Graham says 'no more money to the WHO,' calls them 'Chinese apologists'

Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Lindsey Graham, R-S. C., said Tuesday that the World Health Organization (WHO) should not receive funding from the United States under its current leadership, accusing the global health agency of covering for China's mishandling of the coronavirus pandemic.

"[In]the next appropriations bill, there's not going to be any money for the WHO," Graham said on "The Story with Martha MacCallum". "I'm in charge of the appropriations subcommittee. I'm not going to support funding the WHO under its current leadership. They've been deceptive. They've been slow and they've been Chinese apologists.

"I don't think they're a good investment, under the current leadership, for the United States," Graham added. "And until they change their behavior and get new leadership, I think it's in America's best interests to withhold funding because they have failed miserably when it comes to the coronavirus."

Graham was responding to President Trump's comments during Tuesday's coronavirus task force press briefing, during which he s... (Read more)

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