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Trump to turn salesman-in-chief as Davos closes

26 January 2018, 6:53 AM  |
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Donald Trump is expected to claim that his business-friendly tax reforms have brought prosperity and a booming stock market.

Donald Trump is expected to claim that his business-friendly tax reforms have brought prosperity and a booming stock market.

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Donald Trump is expected to claim that his business-friendly tax reforms have brought prosperity and a booming stock market.

President Donald Trump will take a turn as America’s salesman-in-chief on Friday, trying to convince a sceptical band of the global great and good in Davos that he is good for business.

The 71-year-old firebrand is expected to pitch America as economically resurgent and the place to do business, during his keynote address at the close of the week-long World Economic Forum in the Swiss Alps.

“If you’re not a cheerleader for your company or your country it’s not going to work,” Trump said, honing his message in a meeting with European chief executives late Thursday.

But after a tumultuous first year in office, Trump’s pitch will be as much about himself as about America.

In Davos he faces an audience of politicians, bankers and titans of industry who view him and his more nationalistic policies with concern bordering on contempt.

This year’s Woodstock of global capitalism has been dominated by handwringing about Trump-driven protectionism and turmoil in currency markets caused by his treasury secretary.

Trump is expected to claim that his business-friendly tax reforms and determination to tear up regulation have brought prosperity and a booming stock market.

His language in Davos so far suggests he is less likely to emphasise his “America First” agenda and threats to end deals that underpin global trade.

“I think the real message is we want great prosperity and we want great peace,” said Trump on the eve of his speech. “A lot of people are coming back to the United States. We are seeing tremendous investment.”

The former real estate mogul was on glad-handing form during a dinner Thursday with Siemens CEO Joe Kaeser, HSBC’s Mark Tucker and several other European bosses.

In opening remarks, each CEO was quick to stress the size of their US workforce, the many billions poured into America or to praise his tax cut.

Trump — who made his name in politics by bashing elites, vowing to fight for the “forgotten people” and ignoring policy specifics — laughed and doled out compliments about his guests’ entrepreneurial prowess.

Not everyone in Davos was pleased to see Trump there, however, as campaign groups displayed protest messages on nearby mountains.

When a smiling Trump arrived at the centre, one woman admirer grabbed his autograph but other delegates muttered — out of his earshot — about wanting to pelt him with fruit.

After one-on-one meetings with the leaders of Britain and Israel, Trump was due Friday to sit down with Rwandan President Paul Kagame before addressing the forum as a whole.

With Kagame, who currently chairs the African Union, Trump will likely try to turn a page on his derogatory comments about African countries.

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