The following tweets show the debate happening on twitter under #TrumpPresConf. Yesterday, President Trump announced he will half funding to the World Health Organization and this has caused quite a debate about whether this was the right call.
One one side, people are scared and WHO has been their one hope that there will be a solution. Hearing that their funding will be cut is terrifying. People keep seeing the death tolls rising, a lack of a plan from the government, a lack of leadership from the government and more. It is clear by the tweets below that there is a strong debate.
A reporter just alluded to an eerie outcome… If Trump wants social distancing lifted at any point and state Governors balk, he can ostensibly pull federal funding from those states just to be a dick… He’s gonna kill people in one way or another… #TrumpPressConf
— Cyrus McQueen (@CyrusMMcQueen) April 14, 2020
There's no plan. No plan for mass testing. No plan to preserve the food supply. No plan for how we are going to deal with COVID until there is a vaccine. Republicans have doomed us all.#TrumpPressConf
— Jack 🇺🇸 (@jackresists) April 14, 2020
Why did Trump stop funding to World Health Organization today? To distract from fact that today we had highest daily death toll yet from the coronavirus of over 2,400. #TrumpPressConf
— (((DeanObeidallah))) (@DeanObeidallah) April 15, 2020
Trump calls Brian Karem a "showboat", threatens to leave and has the biggest tantrum and meltdown at #TrumpPressConf today.
And he is DEFUNDING WHO.
He is out of control.
This is HORRIFYING.
People are dying & Trump's ego is crumbling fast. #COVID19 pic.twitter.com/7ShIXjBjJU
— Peter Morley (@morethanmySLE) April 14, 2020
The following tweets represent the other side of the argument. These people believe that WHO has ties to China and cannot be trusted to do the job they say they are doing. They also don’t believe that they are working towards a solution and the money being given to them is not making a difference.
Proud of America for halting funds to the @WHO
If THAT useless organisation is supposed to be solving anything, the world is a sicker place than I thought. And I have seen Biden sniffing the heads of young girls. #TrumpPressConf
— Katie Hopkins (@KTHopkins) April 15, 2020
President @realDonaldTrump just announced he is Defunding the WHO until further review in light of their ties to China and handling of the Coronavirus crisis.
Who else is happy that our President holds these groups accountable? #TrumpPressConfhttps://t.co/hUZtHNTSpd
— Big Dan Rodimer for Congress-Nevada's 3rd District (@DanRodimer) April 14, 2020