Trump Addresses World Economic Forum

On Thursday, Presidnt Donald Trump gave the first international address of his second term to World Economic Forum (WEF) leaders currently gathered in Davos, Switzerland.

The speech began at 11 a.m. Eastern and was delivered virtually from Washington, D.C.

While President Trump opted to keep subject of his speech is unknown, Trump addressed his plan to impose wide tariffs as well as address the Russia-Ukraine and Israeli-Hamas conflicts.

This comes a year after WEF leaders in Davos were discussing how they would “Trump-proof” their economies in the event he won the 2024 election.

At the time, European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde said: “I think the best defense, if that’s the way you want to look at it, is attack. And to attack properly, you need to be strong at home. So being strong means to have a strong deep market, having a real single market.”  

Trump has previously criticized European countries for taking advantage of the U.S. economically while depending on the American military for protection. While attending the World Economic Forum in 2020, Trump said: “We’re protecting Europe and that’s fine but they can’t do it to us on trade. So, they know they have to do something and if they’re fair we’re not going to have a problem.”

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