The U.S. President Donald Trump announced yesterday that he's terminating the U.S. relationship with the World Health Organization following the mismanaged of the coronavirus, stating that the WHO has become a puppet of China.

Speaking from the White House Rose Garden, Mr. Trump who had earlier issued threats to cancel American funding for WHO said that the WHO failed to make reforms he had demanded initially. He added that the Chinese officials were ignoring the obligations about the virus to WHO and mislead the world despite first discovering the virus.

Trump, in his speech said “China has total control over WHO despite only paying $40 million per year compared to the United States which pays $450 million a year. We detailed the reforms it must make and engaged directly but they refused to act. Because they have failed to make the requested reforms, we will be today terminating our relationship with the World Health Organization and redirect those funds to other worldwide and deserving urgent global public health needs".

We are terminating our relationship with the World Health Organization, which acts at the behest of China. pic.twitter.com/QmTKmsLSbP

— The White House (@WhiteHouse) May 29, 2020