Trump seeks a scapegoat for his own failings

If he had listened to the W.H.O., lives could have been saved. [View in browser](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRgeb8zP4QqAWh0dHBzOi8vbWVzc2FnaW5nLWN1c3RvbS1uZXdzbGV0dGVycy5ueXRpbWVzLmNvbS90ZW1wbGF0ZS9vYWt2Mj9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD00NSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ua18yMDIwMDQxNSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xNzY2NiZubD1uaWNob2xhcy1rcmlzdG9mJnByb2R1Y3RDb2RlPU5LJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0yNTIzNSZ0ZT0xJnVyaT1ueXQlM0ElMkYlMkZuZXdzbGV0dGVyJTJGODJkMDg1Y2MtYzlmZS00OGE4LWE5YTctOTY1MzcwMzAwM2Y2JnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKACwzOpdeaWiV6FIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA)|[nytimes.com](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRgeb8zP0SyaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTQ1JmVtYz1lZGl0X25rXzIwMjAwNDE1Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTE3NjY2Jm5sPW5pY2hvbGFzLWtyaXN0b2YmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTI1MjM1JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgoALDM6l15paJXoUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~)[Continue reading the main story](#a11y-skip-ad-marquee) ~/AAAAAQA~/RgRgeb8zP0RtaHR0cHM6Ly9saXZlaW50ZW50Lm5ld3lvcmt0aW1lc2luZm8uY29tL2NsaWNrP3M9MTYxOTkwJmxpPU5LJm09YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDcmcD1OS18yMDIwMDQxNVcDbnl0QgoALDM6l15paJXoUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~ [NYTimes.com/Kristof](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRgeb8zP0TIaHR0cDovL3d3dy5ueXRpbWVzLmNvbS9jb2x1bW4vbmljaG9sYXMta3Jpc3RvZj9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD00NSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ua18yMDIwMDQxNSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xNzY2NiZubD1uaWNob2xhcy1rcmlzdG9mJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0yNTIzNSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKACwzOpdeaWiV6FIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) April 15, 2020 President Trump announced on Tuesday that he will halt funding for the W.H.O.Doug Mills/The New York Times [Author Headshot](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRgeb8zP0TJaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vY29sdW1uL25pY2hvbGFzLWtyaXN0b2Y_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NDUmZW1jPWVkaXRfbmtfMjAyMDA0MTUmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTc2NjYmbmw9bmljaG9sYXMta3Jpc3RvZiZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MjUyMzUmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCgAsMzqXXmlolehSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) By [Nicholas Kristof](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRgeb8zP0TJaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vY29sdW1uL25pY2hvbGFzLWtyaXN0b2Y_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NDUmZW1jPWVkaXRfbmtfMjAyMDA0MTUmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTc2NjYmbmw9bmljaG9sYXMta3Jpc3RvZiZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MjUyMzUmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCgAsMzqXXmlolehSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) Opinion Columnist Thousands of Americans would be alive today if President Trump had spent more time listening to the World Health Organization instead of trying to destroy it — and that’s [my column topic today.](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRgeb8zP0T5aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMC8wNC8xNS9vcGluaW9uL2Nvcm9uYXZpcnVzLXRydW1wLXdvcmxkLWhlYWx0aC1vcmdhbml6YXRpb24td2hvLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NDUmZW1jPWVkaXRfbmtfMjAyMDA0MTUmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTc2NjYmbmw9bmljaG9sYXMta3Jpc3RvZiZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MjUyMzUmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCgAsMzqXXmlolehSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) I’ve seen the W.H.O.’s work around the world, saving children’s lives from pneumonia, or women’s lives in childbirth. And let me be blunt: If Trump goes through with his announcement that he will cut off American funding for the W.H.O., more children and moms will die around the world. Look, the W.H.O. is bureaucratic, timid and frustrating, as well as too cozy with China. It should stop blocking Taiwan’s participation. But it is also indispensable. No other organization can play the kind of global oversight role that it does in fighting Ebola, tuberculosis — and Covid-19. It saves American lives when it stops Ebola in Congo or reduces coronavirus cases abroad. In the past, presidents like George W. Bush and Barack Obama provided leadership on global health. Trump has declined to do so — and now, worse, he is trying to destroy the one organization that is providing such leadership, in the middle of a global pandemic. It is difficult to imagine a greater act of irresponsibility, and it seems to be simply because he is trying to find a scapegoat for his own bungled response to the virus. [Read my column for more on that.](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRgeb8zP0T5aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMC8wNC8xNS9vcGluaW9uL2Nvcm9uYXZpcnVzLXRydW1wLXdvcmxkLWhlYWx0aC1vcmdhbml6YXRpb24td2hvLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NDUmZW1jPWVkaXRfbmtfMjAyMDA0MTUmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTc2NjYmbmw9bmljaG9sYXMta3Jpc3RvZiZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MjUyMzUmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCgAsMzqXXmlolehSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) Several of you newsletter readers have asked me how to contribute to an aid group that can ease the suffering from Covid-19. Great question! Stay tuned: I’ll have a column at the end of next week with five suggestions for great organizations working on this. 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[The Times reports](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRgeb8zP0TsaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMC8wNC8xNC91cy9wb2xpdGljcy9zdGltdWx1cy1jaGVjay10cnVtcC1zaWduYXR1cmUuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD00NSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ua18yMDIwMDQxNSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xNzY2NiZubD1uaWNob2xhcy1rcmlzdG9mJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0yNTIzNSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKACwzOpdeaWiV6FIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) that Trump suggested the idea. [The Washington Post](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRgeb8zP4QyAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lndhc2hpbmd0b25wb3N0LmNvbS9wb2xpdGljcy9jb21pbmctdG8teW91ci0xMjAwLXJlbGllZi1jaGVjay1kb25hbGQtai10cnVtcHMtbmFtZS8yMDIwLzA0LzE0LzA3MTAxNmMyLTdlODItMTFlYS04MDEzLTFiNmRhMGU0YTJiN19zdG9yeS5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTQ1JmVtYz1lZGl0X25rXzIwMjAwNDE1Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTE3NjY2Jm5sPW5pY2hvbGFzLWtyaXN0b2YmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTI1MjM1JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgoALDM6l15paJXoUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) quoted officials as saying that putting Trump’s name on the checks could delay the checks by a few days. Others deny that. My view is that if his name goes on stimulus checks, it should also go on tax forms. And maybe on the coronavirus death certificates. 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It even applies retroactively to previous tax years, and both Trump and Jared Kushner are likely to benefit. The Washington Post [reports](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRgeb8zP0T4aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cud2FzaGluZ3RvbnBvc3QuY29tL29waW5pb25zLzIwMjAvMDQvMTQvdHJ1bXAta3VzaG5lci1jb3VsZC1yZWFwLXBhbmRlbWljLXdpbmRmYWxsLz9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD00NSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ua18yMDIwMDQxNSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xNzY2NiZubD1uaWNob2xhcy1rcmlzdG9mJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0yNTIzNSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKACwzOpdeaWiV6FIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) that the average high end taxpayer will benefit to the tune of $1.6 million from this provision, this year alone — compared to $1,200 for the average American. Some 82 percent of the benefit will go to those earning more than $1 million. I find this staggering. Washington won’t do enough to help hospitals, help postal workers or state and local governments that need to pay teachers, but its priority is to rescue tycoons. Congress should correct this at once. 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