Published: 11:44pm, 23 Jan 2025Updated: 12:07am, 24 Jan 2025
Trump’s return to the White House has loomed over this year’s World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, as the world’s top politicians and industry leaders try to prepare for the impacts of a newly reinvigorated “America first” trade policy that could lead to economic fragmentation.
Since his inauguration on Monday, Trump has announced sweeping executive actions in trade, energy and AI, including possible tariffs on China and America’s withdrawal from the Paris Agreement, a global climate treaty endorsed by nearly 200 countries.
Here, we present Trump’s address at Davos live, along with updates and analysis.
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Reporting by Kawala Xie, Khushboo Razdan, Robert Delaney and Mark Magnier