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World Economic Forum says Trump to take part virtually in Davos meeting, days after inauguration

JAMEY KEATEN

Tue, January 14, 2025 at 1:29 PM UTC

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FILE - Deciding to skip President-elect Joe Biden's inauguration, outgoing President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump depart Washington en route to his Mar-a-Lago Florida Resort, at Andrews Air Force Base, Md., Jan. 20, 2021. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File)

GENEVA (AP) — U.S. President Donald Trump will take part virtually in the World Economic Forum's annual meeting in Davos just days after his inauguration, the forum president said Tuesday.

Børge Brende, a former Norwegian foreign minister who heads the Geneva-based organization, noted that Trump had twice attended the elite gathering of business and government leaders in-person during his first term.

“On Thursday afternoon, he will join us digitally, online, live in a dialogue with our participants," Brende told reporters Tuesday as he presented the five-day program that will start Monday — the day of Trump's inauguration.

“We think that will be a very special moment,” he added, notably to help learn the administration's “policy priorities.”

Forum organizers say a record of around 900 business leaders, including from important emerging markets, will take part in the annual meeting this year.

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