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The World Economic Forum (WEF) conference in Davos’ began on Monday. Today, US President Donald Trump spoke to it virtually:<\/p>\n

January 23, 2025<\/p>\n

WASHINGTON (AP) \u2014 President Donald Trump used an address Thursday to the World Economic Forum to promise global elites lower taxes if they bring manufacturing to the U.S. and threatened to impose tariffs if they don\u2019t.<\/p>\n

Speaking by video from the White House to the annual summit in Davos, Switzerland, on his third full day in office, Trump … laid out a carrot-and-stick approach for private investment in the U.S.<\/p>\n

\u201cCome make your product in America and we will give you among the lowest taxes as any nation on earth,\u201d Trump said. \u201cBut if you don\u2019t make your product in America, which is your prerogative, then very simply, you will have to pay a tariff \u2014 differing amounts \u2014 but a tariff, which will direct hundreds of billions of dollars and even trillions of dollars into our treasury to strengthen our economy and pay down debt under the Trump administration.\u201d …<\/p>\n

Introducing Trump, Davos founder Klaus Schwab told the new president that his return and his agenda have \u201cbeen at the focus of our discussions this week.\u201d\u00a0 …<\/p>\n

In the largest hall in the Davos Congress Center \u2014 seating capacity 850 \u2014 Trump\u2019s appearance drew nearly standing-room-only turnout. The crowd included diplomats, human rights advocates, academics and business leaders. His return to the White House and his barrage of executive orders have been the talk of the town this week in the snowbound Swiss town. https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/trump-davos-tariffs-taxes-world-economic-forum-85aa42fb7751bedc1643c5a0e465a053<\/a><\/p>\n

January 23, 2025<\/p>\n

Trump highlighted his series of executive actions since his inauguration and asserted that he had a “massive mandate” from the American people to enact change. That included the introduction of tariffs.<\/p>\n

“Come make your product in America and we will give you among the lowest taxes as any nation on earth,” Trump said. “But if you don’t make your product in America, which is your prerogative, then very simply, you will have to pay a tariff \u2014 differing amounts \u2014 but a tariff, which will direct hundreds of billions of dollars and even trillions of dollars into our treasury to strengthen our economy and pay down debt under the Trump administration.”<\/p>\n

Trump has previously suggested a universal tariff of around 20 percent, because he claims that “essentially countries take advantage of the U.S.,” even as he acknowledged the country was “not ready for that yet.”<\/p>\n

He has also suggested higher, selective tariffs: 25 percent tariffs on Canada and Mexico in order to pressure them to take action against fentanyl and illegal immigration; and a 60 percent tariff on Chinese products. https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/trump-warns-economic-leaders-davos-make-your-products-america-face-tariffs-updates-2019856<\/a><\/p>\n

January 23, 2025<\/p>\n

Over the course of 45 minutes, Trump took aim at European regulators he said were too tough on U.S. tech companies, oil producers he said were\u00a0keeping prices too high<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0big banks<\/a>\u00a0he said were refusing service to conservatives.<\/p>\n

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He also called on nations<\/a>\u00a0around the world to invest in the United States, promising low tax rates and a looser regulatory structure.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

On the domestic front, Trump said put\u00a0pressure on the Federal Reserve<\/a>\u00a0over interest rates.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ll demand that interest rates drop immediately,\u201d Trump said. \u201cAnd likewise, they should be dropping all over the world. Interest rates should follow us all over.\u201d https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2025\/01\/23\/trump-davos-speech-tariffs-dei.html<\/a><\/p>\n

\u201cFrom the standpoint of America, the EU treats us very, very unfairly, very badly,\u201d Trump said in a virtual address to the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. …<\/p>\n

Echoing previous comments, Trump said in his Davos address: \u201cThey make it very difficult to bring products into Europe, and yet they expect to be selling and they do sell their products in the United States. So we have, you know, hundreds of billions of dollars of deficits with the EU, and nobody\u2019s happy with it. And we\u2019re going to do something about it.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThey essentially don\u2019t take our farm products and they don\u2019t take our cars, yet they send cars to us by the millions. They put tariffs on things that we want to do … We have some very big complaints with the EU,\u201d he continued. https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2025\/01\/23\/trump-slams-trade-relationship-with-european-union-we-have-some-very-big-complaints.html<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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I was in the packed hall at Davos to hear Trump speak. The audience went from laughter to silence in seconds.<\/h2>\n

January 23, 2025<\/p>\n

When Blackstone CEO Steve Schwarzman asked about Europe, Trump didn’t hold back, voicing his frustration with European regulations. His remarks left many European leaders in the audience stone-faced. The room was silent. Frustration over European regulations has been a recurring theme this year \u2014 perhaps Trump’s blunt message made that even clearer. https:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/donald-trump-davos-speech-world-economic-forum-eu-2025-1<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

A couple of days ago, I posted:<\/p>\n

Donald Trump may infuriate the WEF and has already upset them, but biblical prophecies will be fulfilled. (Thiel B. WEF\u2019s Davos conference is concerned about Donald Trump<\/a>.\u00a0COGwriter, January 21, 2025)<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Notice that even a day before Donald Trump spoke, what someone at the WEF concluded:<\/p>\n

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The WEF has admitted defeat.<\/p>\n

“Trump has done something that no one else has done.”<\/p>\n

‘Trump has won, and we have lost.’ pic.twitter.com\/sJubbKVZSc<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Gunther Eagleman\u2122 (@GuntherEagleman) January 22, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n