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The Note: Davos will test dealmaker in chief's ability to negotiate fractured global relationships - ABC News

posted onJanuary 26, 2018
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Article snippet: The TAKE with Rick Klein President Donald Trump gets to be a Davos man, at least for a few days. And, from Paris to Pittsburgh, the Trump effect is on full display – with the president sometimes finding friends in unexpected places. From its very existence to its theme for this year – “Creating a Shared Future in a Fractured World” — the World Economic Forum stands as an implicit rebuke to the sentiments Trump has sought to bring to the world stage. Trump is set to challenge Davos, but Davos will also challenge Trump. The president’s visit comes at a time of uncommon policy challenges at home. He is seeking to craft an immigration plan with major consequences for the American economy and the nation’s standing in the world, while mulling a trade war that the Davos crowd would most certainly want to avoid. Trump may enjoy the trappings of Davos, and even some of the company. The fractured world is no less unified, but neither is it as splintered as some in Davos might have expected one year into the Trump era. The RUNDOWN with MaryAlice Parks Where there’s a will, there’s a way. Isn’t that the saying? But what about when the “will” seems little more than a politician’s promise? President Donald Trump on Wednesday reiterated two of his big aspirations, telling reporters he wanted to sign a bill providing long-term solutions for Dreamers and that he wants to talk as soon as possible to special counsel Robert Mueller’s team of investigators. What the... Link to the full article to read more

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