DAVOS, Switzerland (AP) – U.S. President Donald Trump drew laughs and some groans. his honest comment On Thursday, he appeared via video link at the World Economic Forum meeting in Davos, Switzerland, speaking to a global audience.
President Trump’s speech and answers to several questions were the highlights of the fourth day of the annual gathering of political and business leaders. Returning to the White House this week, he influenced other sessions, from panels on tariffs to impassioned speeches. Javier MillayArgentina’s brash president.
Here are some of the major events taking place in Davos on Thursday.
Trump leaves a big impression on the screen
President Trump is no stranger to Davos. The Davos Conference brings together CEOs, startup visionaries, government leaders, world-class academics, and other elites in the snowy Swiss city of Davos every January. he I came twice between him first semester.
of presidential order President Trump’s signing at the start of his second term on Monday led to loud chatter in the hallways of the Davos Congressional Center throughout the week. This included the withdrawal of the United States. paris climate agreementordering the Gulf of Mexico to be renamed the Gulf of America and suspending refugee admissions to the United States.
President Trump addressed the audience in Davos on Thursday, emphasizing his administration’s support. More about US oil drilling and the use of what he calls “better, cleaner coal” than former President Joe Biden.
“The United States has more oil and gas than any other country on earth, and we’re going to use it,” Trump said.
The president’s comments on coal resonated with Arunaba Ghosh, CEO of the Council on Energy, Environment and Water (CEEW), an Indian policy research institute.
“I think we have to focus on energy security, and energy security has to be about the fuels of the future,” Ghosh said after Trump left the venue. said. “Renewable energy with storage and grid stability is cheaper than coal in many parts of the world.”
President Trump also warned European leaders and executives in attendance that NATO allies should not expect immunity from U.S. tariffs.
“I’m trying to be constructive because I love Europe. I love European countries,” he said. “But the process is very cumbersome. One. And they treat the United States very, very unfairly by imposing bad taxes and other taxes.”
Talking about tariffs…and warning about risks
Two of the world’s top economic officials have expressed concern about the economic impact. new US tariffs President Trump has warned of the potential economic damage of a trade war and said he intends to impose tariffs.
“We saw this movie in the 1930s,” said World Trade Organization Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala. He noted that countries have moved away from using import taxes to control trade since the experience of the Great Depression, when tariffs deepened the global economic recession.
Okonjo-Iweala said if U.S. leaders’ talk of tariffs is “a way to negotiate, let’s take a deep breath and wait until it happens.”
European Union (EU) Trade Commissioner Valdis Dombrovskis said the 27-nation EU will approach the Trump administration with a “spirit of cooperation”, given that the EU and the US are strategic allies that account for 42% of the global economy. He said he would come.
“We will seek engagement and dialogue with the Trump administration to find a constructive path forward,” Dombrovskis said.
Argentina’s Millei slams ‘woke-ism’
Millais launched a denunciation of what he called the evils of “way-ism” and described a worldwide struggle between libertarians like himself and left-wing progressives. He denounced social welfare, feminism, identity politics and the fight against climate change.
“We have come here because, although our battles are not won, we are committed not only to our historical responsibility but also to our moral obligation to dismantle this sick ideological structure of Weitism.” “This is to let you know that there is now hope that it is back,” Millais said.
Trump and Musk are among the leaders who are allies in “all countries that want freedom,” he said.
“The common denominator among the failing countries is the spiritual virus of woke ideology,” he says. “The great pandemic of our time is what needs to be cured. It’s the cancer that needs to be removed.”
Pope Francis’ special envoy calls for “fraternity”
In a message read by the Davos envoy, Pope Francis praised technological advances but warned of the dangers AI poses to “human dignity and fraternity.”
“Used correctly, AI can help humans fulfill their missions with freedom and responsibility,” Cardinal Peter Turkson of Ghana said in a message.
“AI must be commanded by humans and become part of the effort to achieve greater justice, broader fraternity, and a more humane order of social relations. Yes,” he added.
Turkson said the pope also expressed concern about the impact of AI on the “growing crisis of truth in public life.”
NATO’s Rutte calls for more support for Ukraine
Concerns are growing in Europe that President Trump may aim for an early end to the crisis. Russia’s Ukraine war Through talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin, on terms that may be disadvantageous to Kiev.
NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte, speaking at a breakfast on the sidelines of a forum hosted by Ukrainian tycoon Viktor Pinchuk, urged Ukraine’s Western backers to continue supporting them nearly three years after the start of the war. I asked him to continue.
“If the deal is bad, we will just see the Russian president high-fiving the leaders of North Korea, Iran and China, and we cannot accept that,” Rutte said. “That would be a huge geopolitical mistake.”
Trump’s special envoy nominee, Richard Grenell, said in a video from Los Angeles that Trump faces a “terrible mess” and “not a lot of great options” in his efforts to end the Russia-Ukraine war. said.
“President Trump is a credible threat and has already made it clear that he intends to put pressure on both sides to end this. He is focused on stopping the killings.” the envoy said.
Grenell said putting more pressure on Putin, whether economically or militarily, remains a “legitimate option” for Trump.
“I would like to ask President Trump to give us some time,” he said.
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Associated Press writers Lorne Cook in Brussels, Trisha Thompson in Rome, David McHugh in Frankfurt, Germany, and Joseph Wilson in Barcelona, Spain, contributed to this report.
