This is the second time Trump has pulled the U.S. from the World Health Organization

This is actually the second time Trump pulled the U.S. from the WHO .

The WHO has expanded its mission over the years to areas that only tangentially relate to public health, says Cato Institute senior fellow Jeffrey A. Singer .

Only 38% of Americans agree, either strongly ( 22% ) or somewhat ( 16% ) with quitting the WHO , he says.

Issues & Insights: Too many people in influential positions, from government to media, believe that without powerful government agencies, international non-governmental organizations, splashy multilateral agreements and bureaucracies, the world will fall into chaos and misery.

One in five oppose Trump ’s order to withdraw from the WHO , 16% are against his order to abandon the Paris deal.