California breaks with rest of US on WHO after Trump withdrawal

Following the United States’s official departure from the global public health organization, Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) continued to mark his gubernatorial administration as a foil of President Donald Trump’s policies by re-joining the WHO network focused on global health emergencies.

Newsom, who has positioned himself as the antithesis of Trump at the World Economic Forum this week, kick-started the process of realigning the WHO by meeting with the organization’s Director-General, Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, in Davos. The Golden State governor called Trump’s Thursday withdrawal from the WHO a “reckless decision” in a statement.

“California will not bear witness to the chaos this decision will bring. We will continue to foster partnerships across the globe and remain at the forefront of public health preparedness, including