DeSantis Says He Will Nix WHO Pandemic Treaty If Elected President

‘I will take that treaty, and I will throw that in the trash can where it belongs.’

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) during a Q&A with Epoch Times senior editor Jan Jekielek (L) and Heritage Foundation President Kevin Roberts at the Heritage Foundation in Washington on Oct. 27, 2022. Erin Granzow

Presidential candidate and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said he would nix the World Health Organization (WHO) pandemic treaty if elected president and not let it compromise U.S. sovereignty.

At the event hosted by the conservative think tank Heritage Foundation and The Epoch Times on Oct. 27, Mr. DeSantis was asked how he would treat the WHO pandemic treaty, a global accord on prevention and preparedness for future pandemic response, if elected president.