House Speaker Pelosi calls Trump WHO decision senseless, dangerous

By Emily Davenport Posted on April 15, 2020

Speaker of the House Pelosi speaks during a news conference, following a Senate vote on the coronavirus relief bill on Capitol Hill in Washington

FILE PHOTO: U.S. Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) speaks during a news conference, following a Senate vote on the coronavirus relief bill on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., March 26, 2020. (REUTERS/Tom Brenner)

BY DOINA CHIACU

U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Wednesday called President Donald Trump’s decision to halt funding for the World Health Organization senseless and dangerous, and said it would be challenged.

“The President’s halting of funding to the WHO as it leads the global fight against the coronavirus pandemic is senseless,” Pelosi said in a statement. “This decision is dangerous, illegal and will be swiftly challenged.”

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