Trump drops WTO from funding cuts after criticism from trade group

The White House has reversed plans to cut US funding for the World Trade Organization (WTO) after backlash from lawmakers, trade groups. US President Donald Trump's administration had announced $4.9B in cuts to global programmes, calling WTO "toothless." Trade groups warned a 'US pullback' would let rivals like China fill the gap. The WTO reference was later scrubbed from the White House site.