European Union Leaders Urge U.S. To Remain In WHO - NPR

Top officials with the European Union urged President Trump to rethink his plans to leave the international agency.

Top officials with the European Union urged President Trump to rethink his plans to leave the international agency.

Trump announced his decision Friday after weeks of levying criticisms and threatening to pull funding.

Officials with the European Union are urging President Trump to rethink his recently announced plans to pull the United States from the World Health Organization.

The president told reporters on Friday of his intentions to immediately cut ties with the international health agency.

On Saturday, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and Josep Borrell, the EU's top diplomat, called on Trump to reconsider his plans, saying "actions that weaken international results" during the coronavirus pandemic "must be avoided.".