Swordsmyth
01-17-2019, 06:50 PM
President Trump on Thursday scrapped a scheduled delegation to the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, citing the partial government shutdown.
Several cabinet officials were slated to attend the trip headed up by Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, including Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross, US Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer and Deputy Chiief of Staff Chris Liddell.
"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.
The Davos cancellation follows an initial scaling back of the US delegation to the gathering of political elites which will run from Jan. 22-25.
More at: https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2019-01-17/trump-cancels-davos-delegation-amid-shutdown
Several cabinet officials were slated to attend the trip headed up by Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, including Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross, US Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer and Deputy Chiief of Staff Chris Liddell.
"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.
The Davos cancellation follows an initial scaling back of the US delegation to the gathering of political elites which will run from Jan. 22-25.
More at: https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2019-01-17/trump-cancels-davos-delegation-amid-shutdown