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Trump's Remarks to the World Economic Forum. Issued on: January 26, 2018
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Remarks by President Trump to the World Economic Forum
FOREIGN POLICY
Issued on: January 26, 2018
World Economic Forum Congress Centre
Davos, Switzerland
2:02 P.M. CET
PRESIDENT TRUMP: Thank you, Klaus, very much. Its a privilege to be here at this forum where leaders in business, science, art, diplomacy, and world affairs have gathered for many, many years to discuss how we can advance prosperity, security, and peace.
{snip}
The tax cut bill is expected to raise the average Americans household income by more than $4,000. The worlds largest company, Apple, announced plans to bring $245 billion in overseas profits home to America. Their total investment into the United States economy will be more than $350 billion over the next five years.
{snip}
And we really though February 1st it was going to kick in and everybody was going to be well, we havent even gotten there yet and its kicked in. And its had an incredible impact on the stock market and the stock prices. Weve set 84 records since my election record stock market prices, meaning we hit new highs 84 different times out of a one-year period. And thats a great thing. And in all fairness, that was done before we passed the tax cuts and tax reform.
So what happened is really something special. Then, as you know, and as I just said, Apple came in with $350 billion. And I tell you, I spoke with Tim Cook; I said, Tim, I will never consider this whole great run that weve made complete until you start building plants in the U.S. And I will tell you, this moved up very substantially. But when I heard 350, I thought he was talking I thought they were talking $350 million. And, by the way, thats a nice-sized plant. Not the greatest, but not bad. And they said, No, sir. Its $350 billion. I said, that is something.
Well, we have tremendous amounts of money, including my newfound friends from last night great companies. Theyre all investing. When one of the gentlemen said hes putting in $2 billion because of the tax cuts, I said to myself, Wow, hes actually the cheap one in the group because theyre putting in massive numbers of billions of dollars.
{snip}
END
2:30 P.M. CET
Remarks by President Trump to the World Economic Forum
FOREIGN POLICY
Issued on: January 26, 2018
World Economic Forum Congress Centre
Davos, Switzerland
2:02 P.M. CET
PRESIDENT TRUMP: Thank you, Klaus, very much. Its a privilege to be here at this forum where leaders in business, science, art, diplomacy, and world affairs have gathered for many, many years to discuss how we can advance prosperity, security, and peace.
{snip}
The tax cut bill is expected to raise the average Americans household income by more than $4,000. The worlds largest company, Apple, announced plans to bring $245 billion in overseas profits home to America. Their total investment into the United States economy will be more than $350 billion over the next five years.
{snip}
And we really though February 1st it was going to kick in and everybody was going to be well, we havent even gotten there yet and its kicked in. And its had an incredible impact on the stock market and the stock prices. Weve set 84 records since my election record stock market prices, meaning we hit new highs 84 different times out of a one-year period. And thats a great thing. And in all fairness, that was done before we passed the tax cuts and tax reform.
So what happened is really something special. Then, as you know, and as I just said, Apple came in with $350 billion. And I tell you, I spoke with Tim Cook; I said, Tim, I will never consider this whole great run that weve made complete until you start building plants in the U.S. And I will tell you, this moved up very substantially. But when I heard 350, I thought he was talking I thought they were talking $350 million. And, by the way, thats a nice-sized plant. Not the greatest, but not bad. And they said, No, sir. Its $350 billion. I said, that is something.
Well, we have tremendous amounts of money, including my newfound friends from last night great companies. Theyre all investing. When one of the gentlemen said hes putting in $2 billion because of the tax cuts, I said to myself, Wow, hes actually the cheap one in the group because theyre putting in massive numbers of billions of dollars.
{snip}
END
2:30 P.M. CET
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Trump's Remarks to the World Economic Forum. Issued on: January 26, 2018 (Original Post)
mahatmakanejeeves
Jan 2020
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bluedye33139
(1,474 posts)1. Was everyone interested in the tax cut nonsense? I doubt it.
Does he even know where he is?
secondwind
(16,903 posts)2. He is ALWAYS talking about money. So crass, so embarrassing!!
mahatmakanejeeves
(57,664 posts)3. In his defense (not really), it is the World Economic Forum. NT
Marcuse
(7,530 posts)4. He believes in trickle down and not in climate change.
Moral Compass
(1,527 posts)5. Simplistic nonsense
The first part is complete bullshit.
The part on the stock market sounds great to the fantastically wealthy. They can make serious money with their huge investments.
If your investment in stocks is in your 401K (or your 409K according to the orange maggot) youre probably like me...little of this market run up is getting to it.
One of my accounts is close to flatlining and the other is going up and down in a narrow range. In both cases, the gains are modest and sometimes ephemeral.
Im up, but not by all that much.
My big gains were during the Obama years.
marble falls
(57,355 posts)6. Don't anybody hold their breath.
KPN
(15,665 posts)7. He sounds like a MORON. Nothing's changed or new. nt
mahatmakanejeeves
(57,664 posts)8. By the way, it really does say "Issued on: January 26, 2018."
I guess they just cut and pasted the boilerplate from the article about Trump's previous trip to Davos.
kimbutgar
(21,224 posts)9. He is such an embarrassment to our country
I am ashamed everyday he is president.