President Trump announced that the United States will cut-off funding to the World Health Organization. As those who have read this blog probably know, I am not a big fan of President Trump and don’t think very highly of his ideas or actions. But cutting off funding to the World Health Organization in the middle of a pandemic has to be one of his worst ideas.

I say ‘idea’ since it is not clear how he will do it. Congress appropriates funds and although the President has some authority in redirecting funds, it is far from absolute. Will there be Congressional push back? Will other interest parties sue?

As I see it, President Trump’s response to this pandemic has been a disaster, costing tens-of-thousands and perhaps hundreds-of-thousands of American lives. This is just one more bad idea along the way.