He’s the first U.S. president to visit the World Economic Forum in 18 years. President Donald Trump plans to use his two-day trip to the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland to champion economic successes before an elite global audience unnerved by his pronounced isolationism. The appearance is a strikingly incongruous one: Trump, the hot-headed, ill-mannered populist, carrying an "America First" platform into a snow-covered den of refined globalism that values multilateralism and cooperation. His mission will be to tout American growth and promote investment, while at the same time staying true to his ironclad tenet of crafting reciprocal trade deals rooted in fairness to the U.S. All the while, this ego-conscious president will be seeking affirmation and accolades from the world leaders and wealthy business titans who attend the tony Alpine conference. Trump will have a case to bring to bear: a tax-reduction package that's spurring companies to invest and pass p...
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