Donald Trump wasted no time in upsetting the political establishment after starting his second term in the White House on Monday. On Thursday, Trump took the show on the road.
Trump – speaking via video link – addressed thousands of the world’s top business, political, academic, and civil service leaders who were gathered at the Davos World Economic Forum high in the Swiss Alps. More than 50 heads of state and heads of government were there in person.
In a sprawling 45-minute address Trump sparred with European regulators (he said they were too tough on U.S. tech companies), bankers (Trump stated they didn’t cater enough to conservatives), oil producing nations (he accused them of keeping energy prices too high), and foreign financiers (he said they should invest more money in the U.S. or face tariffs).
“My message to every business in the world is very simple,” Trump told an auditorium filled with World Economic Forum attendees. “Come and make your product in America and we will give you among the lowest taxes of any nation on earth. But if you don’t make your product in America, which is your prerogative, then, you will have to, very simply, pay a tariff.”
Trump’s speech and exchange with a panel of high-profile Davos participants set the summit abuzz, occasionally sparking applause as well as whispered comments in the auditorium. […]
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