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Trump Aims To Play Salesman During Davos Economic Forum

President Trump travels to a global summit in Switzerland this week. He'll promote his "America First" policies and also meet with leaders of Israel, the U.K. and the African Union.
President Trump will arrive at the 2018 World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, on Thursday morning.

President Trump will have some shoveling to do as he heads to snowy Switzerland this week.

He's trying to sell his "America First" brand of economic nationalism in the mecca of globalization — the World Economic Forum in the Swiss ski resort of Davos. The president will also be in crude and vulgar terms.

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