Pompeo: US Has an ‘Obligation’ to ‘Reconsider’ Whether the WHO Is the Proper ‘Vehicle’ to Handle Pandemics

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo says the United States has an “obligation” to evaluate whether the 🌍World Health Organization (WHO) is the right “vehicle” to handle global pandemics.

“When you see the influence that the Chinese Communist Party had as they were debating how to handle this virus in January of this year,” Pompeo said during a press conference on Wednesday.

He continued, “And when you think about those things and the risks that those posed to the world, it is an obligation to reconsider whether that vehicle is the right one to deliver pandemic response systems for the world.”

Pompeo slammed the agency and said it “failed in its mission” and that the U.S. was “conducting a review to figure out how best to use American taxpayer money to deliver real outcomes.”

He added, “We shouldn’t pretend that because some organization has ‘health’ in its title that it’s actually capable of delivering the outcomes that we need.”

Additionally, Pompeo said, “If there is a function that only the WHO can do, and we think it is important for American national security or because we are good humanitarian partners around the world, I’m confident we’ll find a way to deliver that outcome.”

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Pompeo’s comments come amid sustained criticism of President Donald Trump’