If he did not know that President Donald Trump had sworn 3 days before, he would 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.
The public laughed when Trump told the president of the Wef, Børge Brende, that China’s leader, Xi Jinping, had called him, out of reverse.
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 I said something that we had never heard before, however, he had a genuine opportunity to have interaction with the leaders here,” he said.
A delegate, a woman with a dark blue suit, later said she left the room at the time of “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 query of whether your message got the way you searched for it is some other query.
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