If he did not know that President Donald Trump had sworn 3 days before, he will possibly have an idea that his speech in the Davos Congress Hall is a Crusade event.
On Thursday afternoon, Trump’s virtual front to Drew a large crowd at the Swiss event, with other people coming out of the gates of the 700-seat venue.
As he was introduced, the room erupted in applause. Trump began by congratulating the World Economic Forum on organizing the conference, but he quickly pivoted to his signature “America First” rhetoric. When he discussed limiting “transgender surgeries,” a few people around me sighed in disappointment.
A panel of the most sensible CEOs of the global questions that were asked. . The frustration with the EU regulation has been a recurring theme this year, perhaps Trump’s sincere message has made it even clearer.
The mood lightened when Trump joked about offering Canada the chance to become the 51st state, with laughter across the room. “He has a way of keeping the crowd engaged,” the person next to me said.
He laughed when Trump told the president of Wef Børge Brende that China’s leader, Xi Jinping, had called it, not the other way around.
But one of the most important moments came here when Ana Botín, the executive president of Santander, was presented through Trump’s subtle competition with her. “Possibly do not know me as well as the other panelists,” he said before adding that Santander’s global consumers than Bank of America, adding CEO, Brian Moynihan, at level with her or JPMorgan. The public laughed and listened to someone to whisper “go to Europe. “
After the speech, a journalist sitting next to me said it was a “lost opportunity” for Trump. “I don’t think he said anything we had never heard, but he had a genuine opportunity to have interaction with the leaders here,” “He said.
A delegate, a woman with a dark blue suit, said later that she had left the room to “transgender surgeries. ” “I couldn’t pay attention to him,” he said.
Trump’s speech reminded me how another taste is of the measured diplomatic tone that defines Davos. However, the consultation of whether his message got the way he sought it is some other consultation.
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