Letter: Leaving WHO is like defunding the fire department

On July 7, Donald Trump notified the United Nations of his plans to withdraw U.S. funding from the World Health Organization (WHO). Chris Stewart, representing Utah’s 2nd Congressional District, supports this action.Stewart, echoing Trump, blames the WHO for being too lenient on China, where the COVID-19 pandemic started. This blatant threat by Trump and Stewart is an attempt to deflect from the current administration’s lack of leadership. Disregard of experts’ advice is the tr