US President Donald Trump has criticized the World Health Organization (WHO) as being "very biased" toward China. He hinted at possible suspension of US funding for the WHO.
Trumpwas speaking at a White House briefing on Tuesday.
Hereferred to a concern expressed by WHO Director-General Tedros AdhanomGhebreyesus in February over the US government's ban on travel from China.
The presidentsaid the WHO's criticism was wrong and seemed "very China-centric."
Trumpsaid the US "will look at ending funding" for the WHO. The UScontribution accounts for about a quarter of the WHO budget.
Meanwhile,the New York Times and other media reported that Trump failed to take seriouslya memo on the coronavirus pandemic submitted to the president before the USoutbreak.
WhiteHouse adviser Peter Navarro reportedly sent the memo in late January warningthat the coronavirus could create a pandemic, with a possible US death toll of500,000.
Trump said that he had not seen the memo. Hestressed that about the same time he was thinking he should tackle theoutbreak.
