Left: World Health Organization logo. Right: President Donald Trump speaks during a briefing in the Brady Briefing Room of the White House in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 20, 2026. (Left: Probst/ullstein bild via Getty Images; Right: SAUL LOEB / AFP via Getty Images)
The U.S. announced its withdrawal from the WHO last week, after President Donald Trump got the ball rolling on his first day back in office last year.
"Today, the United States withdrew from the World Health Organization (WHO), freeing itself from its constraints, as President Trump promised on his first day in office by signing E.O. 14155," U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Secretary of Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said in part of a January 22, 2026, joint statement.
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U.S. President Donald Trump delivers remarks alongside Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. during a Cabinet meeting at the White House on March 24, 2025 in Washington, D.C. (Win McNamee/Getty Images)
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"This is untrue. As a specialized agency of the United Nations, governed by 194 Member States, WHO has always been and remains impartial and exists to serve all countries, with respect for their sovereignty, and without fear or favor," the WHO said in its statement.
Alex Nitzberg is a writer for Fox News Digital.
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