Trump Threatens to Leave WHO, Emboldening Xi in Pandemic Fight

U.S. President Donald Trump threatened to withdraw altogether from the World Health Organization, a move that rattled the global fight against the pandemic and bolstered Chinese leader Xi Jinping’s position within the international body.

In a four-page letter detailing his grievances with the WHO, Trump called on the group to “demonstrate independence from China,” renewing a complaint that led him in April to temporarily suspend U.S. funding. He posted the letter on Twitter late Monday.

“If the World Health Organization does not commit to major substantive improvements within the next 30 days, I will make my temporary freeze of ...