U.S. Agencies Work With WHO Despite Trump Threat to Cut Ties

Top U.S. health officials said they are still working closely with the World Health Organization even after President Donald Trump said last week he planned to terminate the U.S. relationship with the group for being too deferential to China.

National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Director Anthony Fauci and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Robert Redfield both suggested they are maintaining ties with the WHO Thursday. Trump administration officials have been struggling during the coronavirus pandemic to separate politics from public health, having to tread lightly when the president makes erroneous statements or takes actions they don’t ...