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AP
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1/11
US President Donald Trump is the star guest of the 50th WEF in Davos.
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Keystone
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2/11
With it comes a whole armada of personnel, materials and means of transportation.
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AFP
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3.11
“To be able to greet President Trump for the second time in Davos is important for us,” said WEF President Børge Brende (54).
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AFP
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10/11
Nancy Pelosi, however, has prepared to screw Trump’s big WEF show.
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Keystone
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11/11
The impeachment procedure in the Senate also starts on time with the start of the WEF.
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He is coming, he is not coming, he is coming … Donald Trump’s (73) participation in this year’s WEF still doesn’t seem to be really certain.
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A week before the start of the 50th World Economic Forum on Tuesday in Davos GR, the Iranian delegation canceled, the US ambassador in Bern, Edward McMullen (55), again canceled interviews with the most important Swiss media – also with a VIEW. This is because something “unforeseen” had happened. This sparked rumors last week: is the US president not coming to Switzerland at all?
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Trump’s helicopter is already there
The White House also expressed reluctance a day later: «The President plans to go and we are prepared to go. But we will see what happens. “The” but “then weakened Donald Trump himself:” I will go to Davos. I’ll meet the biggest business leaders, ”he said in Washington on Thursday.
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As if for confirmation, other U.S. aircraft Air Force in Switzerland. Among other things, a Boeing C17 landed at the military airfield in Dübendorf ZH. On board: the US President’s helicopter, the Sikorsky VH-60N White Hawk – better known as Marine One. Trump is expected to be flown from Zurich to Davos GR.
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Four federal councilors hope to meet
There, he is courted like no one else: “It is important for us to be able to greet President Trump for the second time in Davos”, WEF President Børge Brende (54) confirmed on Sunday view. We are pleased that he wants to arrive for the 50th birthday of the Economic Forum. “With only five percent of the global population, the United States accounts for almost 25 percent of global gross domestic product. Together with China, the United States is the most influential country in the world. So it’s a huge thing to have the President here. »
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Switzerland and the WEF are rolling out the red carpet from Trump on all sides. On Tuesday, he is scheduled to deliver a speech at the forum in which he wants to share his vision for the United States and the world. Whether there are alternatives if the president cancels at short notice, as in 2019: The WEF remains silent. The Federal Councilors are also on hold. With Federal President Simonetta Sommaruga (59), Secretary of State Ignazio Cassis (58), Minister of Finance Ueli Maurer (69) and Minister of Economics Guy Parmelin (60), four of them plan to meet with the US President.
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Nancy Pelosi messes Trump up the WEF show
In the economic department, it is naturally hoped that a possible free trade agreement with Switzerland’s second most important trading partner in Davos is high on the agenda. The preliminary talks that had stalled last year could now be revived. And help to lead a future round of negotiations to the result faster.
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Only one apparently has no interest in a Trump show at the WEF. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (79) officially submitted the charges in the impeachment process to the Senate this week. The Democrats have also released new, incriminating material.
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Next week, things are going to be tough. At the very beginning of Tuesday’s WEF, the US Senate meets for the first time as a court of indictment in the historic impeachment proceedings. The decision on whether to preside or acquit the US president should be made within two weeks.
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