Last week, President Donald Trump threatened to permanently cut US funding to the World Health Organization and eventually leave the institution. … Trump maintains that the WHO’s response during the early days of the COVID-19 crisis justified his unprecedented move.
Will Trump’s attempt to scapegoat the WHO for the COVID-19 pandemic pay off? To the extent that Trump continues to pursue a base-focused strategy for November, it just might. There are three reasons why Trump’s deflection of blame against an international organization like the WHO may work, at least in the short term. CONT.
Isabella Alcañiz (U. of Maryland) & Timothy Hellwig (Indiana U.), Duck of Minerva
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