Trump Isn’t Funding WHO? Political Betting Odds Appear

• Wagers are on the table for topics surrounding the current Coronavirus pandemic.
• Among the bets are whether President Trump will permanently stop funding payments to WHO after stopping payments for the time being.

WASHINGTON - The Coronavirus pandemic has touched everything in today’s world which now includes wagers on whether President Donald Trump will fire Dr. Fauci, the Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases and stop the funding of the World Health Organization (WHO) as well.

There have been multiple media outlets that have reported opposing opinions on Trump’s feelings toward Dr. Fauci and the WHO amid COVID-19. Online Sportsbooks have set up bets based on what they believe are the true feelings of the President on these topics and the chatter from D.C. for their members to gamble on.

The WHO, Dr. Anthony Fauci, And President Trump

President Donald Trump has seen declining popularity with how he has been handling the Coronavirus, as many think he hasn’t taken complete control of the situation.

However, Dr. Anthony Fauci has been in the spotlight as the face discussing the medical side of the pandemic, therefore having to interact with President Trump to keep him informed on everything COVID-19. Trump just recently cut off WHO funding payments based on the actions of China and how they handled the Coronavirus when it first began.

“The WHO willingly took China’s assurances to face value,” said Trump on Tuesday as he announced the aid suspension at the White House. “Reliance on China’s disclosures likely caused a 20-fold increase in cases worldwide.”

The White House tweeted Trump saying on Tuesday:

"The reality is that the WHO failed to adequately obtain, vet, and share information in a timely and transparent fashion."

As for his feelings on Dr. Fauci, it is highly unlikely that he will be firing the good doctor. Deputy Assistant to the President & Principal Deputy Press Secretary Hogan Gidley tweeted those same sentiments on Monday. In a simple, matter of fact manner, Gidley made his statement short and sweet.

“President Trump is not firing Dr. Fauci.”

The Bets On The Table

Issues like these have given a rise to the popularity of political betting odds on sports betting sites like BetOnline. The current bets open for wagers on this subject are:

The Bottom Line

While WHO funding has been ceased by the U.S. for the moment, though it’s unlikely that this will remain a permanent solution. Trump has done it for the time being in response to what he feels was a poor plan of action from China to contain the Coronavirus before it became a pandemic.

And Dr. Fauci has been widely regarded as doing a good job handling the global crisis and has not made any statements about resigning or the possibility of being fired. President Trump’s administration seems to be behind Dr. Fauci as the COVID-19 crisis continues.