During his latest White House coronavirus press briefing, President Donald Trump faced questions on his decision to defund the World Health Organization.

Trump replied with a confused rant about China, claiming that they get preferential treatment from both the WHO and the World Trade Organization because they’re a “developing country” — and “We’re a developing nation too, in my book.”

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Trump complains that the U.S. gets treated unfairly by international organization like WHO. “We’re a developing nation too in my book,” he says in the White House Rose Garden. “We’re developing too.” — Sahil Kapur (@sahilkapur) April 15, 2020