Kennedy and Milei double down on WHO exit after meeting in Buenos Aires: 'Free from totalitarian control'

U.S. and Argentina leaders, Kennedy and Milei, plan WHO withdrawal, promoting a new health system focused on science, freedom, and sovereignty.

Argentina officially confirmed its exit from the WHO during Kennedy’s visit, following Milei’s initial announcement in February. The move aligns with President Trump’s revived pledge to pull the U.S. out of the WHO as part of his "Make America Healthy Again" (MAHA) agenda. Jasmine is a writer at Fox News Digital and a military spouse based in New Orleans. Stories can be sent to jasmine.baehr@fox.com

Milei’s government blasted the WHO for what it called a failed COVID response. "The WHO’s prescriptions do not work because they are not based on science but on political interests and bureaucratic structures that refuse to review their own mistakes," the government said, referring to the group’s lockdown strategy as a "caveman quarantine."

Kennedy offered support, encouraging other countries to also exit the WHO in a recent address to the World Health Assembly. He has argued the organization is compromised by foreign governments and corporate interests, and that a fresh approach is needed.