Article snippet: The White House on Thursday scrapped a scheduled trip by several Cabinet officials to the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, citing the partial government shutdown. The decision comes after MORE (D-Calif.) by nixing her planned trip to Afghanistan. “Out of consideration for the 800,000 great American workers not receiving pay and to ensure his team can assist as needed, President Trump has canceled his delegation’s trip to the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland," White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders said in a statement. Trump last week cancelled his own visit to the annual gathering of world leaders and financial titans because of what he called “the Democrats intransigence on Border Security.” The White House on Tuesday announced it would send a scaled-back delegation to the forum, which runs from Jan. 22-25. The White House had announced on Tuesday a scaled-back delegation for the gathering of political leaders and global elites, which runs from Jan. 22-25. Treasury Secretary MORE and deputy chief of staff Chris Liddell. Trump had come under pressure to cancel or further pare back his administration’s Davos visit after he refused to provide military transportation for Pelosi’s congressional delegation, which was set to meet with NATO commanders in Brussels and U.S. troops serving in Afghanistan. House Intelligence Committee Chairman MORE (D-Calif.) earlier Thursday questioned why the Speaker’s trip was canceled, while a group of a... Link to the full article to read more