Just days after President Donald Trump issued an executive order to begin the process of withdrawing the United States from the World Health Organization (WHO), a senior WHO leader turned to social media begging for donations.

Maria Van Kerkhove, a leading infectious disease expert and the WHO’s technical lead on COVID-19, posted a call for donations to the WHO Foundation on X Thursday morning.

As of Friday afternoon, the fundraiser had only managed to collect $23,000, nowhere near its $1 billion goal.

Poster Comment:

Ask Bill Gates for the money.