NEW: President Trump's team will present him imminently with options to snub the World Health Organization over its coronavirus approach — from outright cuts to redirecting funding — people familiar with the plans tell me & @jonathanvswan https://www.axios.com/trump-who-coronavirus-china-funding-cuts-1d87d9fa-351e-448c-bab1-8c1ed5cce494.html
Trump admin officials tell us the options fall along 2 tracks:
The most likely route is to reprogram U.S. funds that were allocated for the WHO, moving it to other international organizations that can administer it for comparable purposes
The most likely route is to reprogram U.S. funds that were allocated for the WHO, moving it to other international organizations that can administer it for comparable purposes
A more dramatic, but less likely, approach is to send a rescissions package to Congress rescinding $ already allocated to WHO
“We're not anticipating doing that action with Congress not being around” 1 admin official said. "We're looking for action that can be done very quickly”
“We're not anticipating doing that action with Congress not being around” 1 admin official said. "We're looking for action that can be done very quickly”
Trump’s expected to make his decision by the end of this week