World Economic Forum

Trump to take 'America first' message to global elite in Davos

Trump will be the first sitting US president to attend the meeting of global economic and financial leaders since Bill Clinton in January 2000

bloomberg

09.01.2018

US President Donald Trump will attend the annual meeting of world financial elite in Davos, Switzerland, a celebration of globalisation and free trade that runs counter to the 'America First' populism he champions.

Trump’s election victory dominated conversation at the World Economic Forum last year, though the administration didn’t send any official representatives. An administration official at the time said participating in the high-powered annual gathering in the Swiss Alps would betray the president’s populist movement.