Argentina's Milei follows Trump and withdraws his country from the World Health Organization | 6 Feb 2025 | Argentine President Javier Milei, a close ally of President Donald Trump, on Wednesday announced his intent to withdraw from the World Health Organization (WHO), echoing steps taken by the U.S. Commander-in-Chief last month. A spokesman for Milei announced the order and said the withdrawal from the world's top health and safety [sic] agency was due to "profound differences" with the United Nations organization due to its advice during the COVID-19 pandemic that led to the largest shutdowns "in the history of mankind." Milei's decision came just two weeks after Trump, for the second time, issued an executive order to pull the U.S. out of WHO, again citing its handling of the coronavirus pandemic.