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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Andrew Feinberg and Alex Woodward

Trump threatens business leaders with tariffs and demands lower oil prices in World Economic Forum speech

President Donald Trump threatened business leaders with higher tariffs, vowed to “demand” decreased oil prices from OPEC and called for lower interest rates from central banks in a boast-filled address to the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.

Speaking by live video link from the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on the White House campus Thusday, Trump opened his remarks with a long recitation of purported accomplishments, boasts about his admiration’s record so far, and attacks on his predecessor, former president Joe Biden.

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