The World Health Organization said Tuesday that it hopes President Trump will reconsider the U.S. pullout from the organization.

WHO said it “regrets” losing the support of the U.S., which is the top donor to the organization at $1.2 billion ​or more than 20% of its funding in the 2022-2023 budget period.

“The World Health Organization regrets the announcement that the United States of America intends to withdraw from the Organization,” it said in a statement. “WHO plays a crucial role in protecting the health and security of the world’s people, including Americans, by addressing the root causes of disease, building stronger health systems, and detecting, preventing and responding to health emergencies, including disease outbreaks, often in dangerous places where others cannot go.”

The organization noted that the U.S. has been a member since its founding in 1948.

“For over seven decades, WHO and the USA have saved countless lives and protected Americans and all people from health threats,” the organization said. “Together, we ended smallpox, and together we have brought polio to the brink of eradication. American institutions have contributed to and benefited from membership of WHO.”

The organization said it looks forward to “constructive dialogue” to address why the U.S. pulled out.

Mr. Trump’s Day 1 executive orders included pulling out of the organization, citing its “mishandling of the COVID-19 pandemic that arose out of Wuhan, China, and other global health crises, its failure to adopt urgently needed reforms, and its inability to demonstrate independence from the inappropriate political influence of WHO member states.”

“In addition, the WHO continues to demand unfairly onerous payments from the United States, far out of proportion with other countries’ assessed payments,” the order, which Mr. Trump signed on Monday in the Oval Office, said.

Mr. Trump moved to withdraw the U.S. from WHO in 2020 because it mishandled the COVID-19 pandemic. President Biden undid the measure when he took office.

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• Mallory Wilson can be reached at mwilson@washingtontimes.com.