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US terminates relations with WHO

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In this Friday, May 22, 2020, photo, President Donald Trump speaks during a "Rolling to Remember Ceremony," to honor the nation's veterans and POW/MIA, from the Blue Room Balcony of the White House in Washington. Trump booked back-to-back Memorial Day appearances despite the coronavirus pandemic, at Arlington National Cemetery and at a historic fort in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

US President Donald Trump has announced that the US will be terminating its relationship with the World Health Organization.

He says the WHO failed to adequately respond to the coronavirus because China has ``total control'' over the global organization.

He says Chinese officials ``ignored'' their reporting obligations to the WHO.


Donald Trump is sounding a bit more sympathetic about the death of George Floyd

US President Donald Trump is sounding a bit more sympathetic about the death of a black man from Minnesota at the hands of a white police officer.

Trump gave his condolences to George Floyd's family today.

He says Floyd's death can be investigated without resorting to property damage.

Earlier, Trump tweeted about the rioting over Floyd's death. suggesting looting leads to ``shooting'' and calling the rioters thugs.

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