ECONOMY/FOREIGN POLICY/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump plans to attend the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, later this month, his press secretary announced on Tuesday [1-9-18].
Sarah Sanders said Trump was excited to attend the tony forum in the Swiss Alps, his fifth foreign trip as president…
American administrations regularly send representatives to Davos, but presidents often decline to attend. Ronald Reagan spoke to the forum via satellite as president, but Bill Clinton was the first to attend the summit in person who he traveled to Switzerland in 2000. Presidents George H.W. Bush, George W. Bush and Barack Obama never attended the meeting.
Vice Presidents Dick Cheney and Joe Biden both attended the forum during their tenures.
Clinton delivered an impassioned speech in favor of open trade during his appearance…
This year’s event will put Trump in the same room as many of the International elites he attacked during his 2016 campaign.
Trump’s trip to Davos — a conference that runs from January 23-26 — will come just days before Trump delivers his first State of the Union address on January 30.”
-Dan Merica and Jim Acosta, “Trump to attend economic forum in Davos, Switzerland,” CNN Politics, CNN.com, Jan. 9, 2018 12:06pm