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The Big Stupid Goes to Davos (Jan 23-26) - SteveG - 01-17-2018 ![]() The Swiss are ready for him ![]() better have Pence get takeout, Don The Big Stupid goes to Switzerland to boast about himself and how he and the Treasonous GOP added $1.5 TRILLION to the National debt to give to the rich folks The Forum's organizers hope that the 2,500 or so attendees — ranging from heads of state to CEOs, business leaders and policymakers — can discuss and agree ways to resolve some of the world's most pressing problems such as inequality, climate change and poverty — not subjects that Trump has put top of his agenda while in power. Trump is due to give a speech on the closing day of the WEF, an annual event in the Swiss Alps which runs from Jan. 23-26 and will attract 70 heads of state and government, as well as celebrities, CEOs and top bankers. https://www.reuters.com/article/us-davos-meeting-risks/as-trump-heads-to-davos-survey-points-to-rising-risk-of-war-idUSKBN1F60XD The survey of nearly 1,000 experts from government, business, academia and non-governmental organizations showed 93 percent expect a worsening of political or economic confrontations between major powers in 2018, including 40 percent who believe those risks have increased significantly. Some 79 percent see a heightened risk of state-on-state military conflict. In addition to the threat of a conflict on the Korean peninsula, the report pointed to the risk of new military confrontations in the Middle East. It cited a rise in “charismatic strongman politics” across the world and said political, economic and environmental risks were being exacerbated by a decline in support for rules-based multilateralism. Re: The Big Stupid Goes to Davos (Jan 23-26) - hal - 01-18-2018 Breitbart called Davos a collective of ‘leftist elites’ and ‘corporate cronies.’ Then Trump said he was going. WaPo article |