United States President Donald Trump has delivered his speech at the World Economic Forum in Davos, returning to this international forum for the first time during his second presidential term.
In his speech, Trump said he was pleased to be speaking to "friends and some enemies," while emphasizing that this year he was coming with "phenomenal news from America." He announced that the day before had marked the one-year anniversary of his inauguration and, according to him, the American economy had recorded significant growth.
"Our economy is growing, productivity is growing, incomes are rising, inflation has been defeated, and the dangerous border has been closed, now impenetrable," Trump declared, adding that after just one year of his policies, the US is experiencing the opposite of what, according to him, the Biden administration brought.
The US president described the US as the economic engine of the world, stressing that American growth directly affects the global economy. “When the US grows, the whole world does well. When we do badly, everyone does badly,” he said.
Trump said he didn't think the economic changes would happen so quickly. "I thought it would take more than a year, maybe a year and a month, but it happened very quickly," he said.
Trump then stated that he intends to explain how the US achieved what he calls this "economic miracle," suggesting that other countries can improve their situation by following the American model. He focused particularly on Europe, expressing concern about developments there.
"I love Europe very much, but it's going badly. Some countries are no longer recognized today, in a very negative way," Trump said, adding that he had no intention of offending anyone, but that the situation, according to him, is clear and without opposing arguments.
