Donald Trump hints at rejoining WHO but he has this condition

US President Donald Trump is mulling rejoining the World Health Organisation (WHO), a week after signing an executive order pulling the US out of the global health body.

"Maybe we would consider doing it again, I don't know. Maybe we would. They would have to clean it up," Trump said at a rally in Las Vegas.

He had blamed his decision to exit WHO on the UN health agency's mishandling of the Covid-19 pandemic and other international health crises.

The US is scheduled to leave the WHO on January 22, 2026. Trump announced the move after he was sworn in for a second term in the White House.

WHAT HAPPENS NOW?

The consequences of the US pulling out of the WHO are significant, especially since the US has been a major financial contributor to the WHO since 1948. The US contributed around 18% of WHO's overall funding. Its most



recent two-year budget, for 2024-2025, was $6.8 billion.

Not only will the WHO lose its biggest donor, the US withdrawal will also make Americans lose vital information from the global health agency which could add an enormous threat to the country.

The US departure could put various programmes at risk, according to several experts both inside and outside the WHO. They note that those battling tuberculosis, the world's biggest infectious disease killer, and HIV/AIDS and other health emergencies, could be at a high risk due to the exit.

Trump told the crowd in Las Vegas he was unhappy that the US paid more to the WHO than China, which has a much bigger population.

He added that he will ask Saudi Arabia to make an investment of about $1 trillion in the U.S., up from the $600 billion the Saudis have pledged to invest.