{"id":2546521,"date":"2026-01-21T14:10:01","date_gmt":"2026-01-21T19:10:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-trump-immediately-delivers-a-big-told-you-so-to-so-called-experts-at-davos-8\/"},"modified":"2026-01-21T14:12:22","modified_gmt":"2026-01-21T19:12:22","slug":"watch-trump-immediately-delivers-a-big-told-you-so-to-so-called-experts-at-davos-8","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-trump-immediately-delivers-a-big-told-you-so-to-so-called-experts-at-davos-8\/","title":{"rendered":"Watch: Trump Immediately Delivers a Big &#8216;Told You So&#8217; to &#8216;So-Called Experts&#8217; at Davos"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fwatch-trump-immediately-delivers-a-big-told-you-so-to-so-called-experts-at-davos-8%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2546521&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>At the World Economic Forum in Davos, President Donald Trump delivered a forceful, unapologetic defense of the economic and foreign-policy agenda that propelled him to a second term, framing critics&#8217; predictions of recession and runaway inflation as wrong. he attacked the &#8220;conventional wisdom&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >favoring rising government spending<\/a>, unchecked migration, and heavy imports, and credited his first-year policies with a major economic turnaround-citing U.S. inflation at about 2.6% and American-led strength that he said is boosting global stability. The piece credits Trump with pressuring European leaders to shoulder more of their own defense costs and highlights recent foreign-policy developments it attributes to his approach: a pause in the Gaza fighting, turmoil in Iran, and potential openings for peace in Ukraine. the article casts his Davos remarks as a rebuke to global elites and Democratic internationalism,notes a brief Air Force One technical delay before his arrival,and concludes that his tone and actions show no sign of backing down-leaving open whether Davos attendees were receptive.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>President Donald Trump&rsquo;s landing might have been delayed, but his message was delivered &mdash; in no uncertain terms.<\/p>\n<p>Addressing the annual gathering of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, on Wednesday, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-trump-immediately-delivers-a-big-told-you-so-to-so-called-experts-at-davos-2\/\" title=\"Watch: ... Immediately Delivers a Big &#039;Told You So&#039; to &#039;So-Called Experts&#039; at ...\">47th president didn&#038;rsquo<\/a>;t back away at all from the economic agenda that got him elected to a second term in the White House.<\/p>\n<p>And directed at his critics, the theme might have boiled down to this: I told you so.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/POTUS?\">@POTUS<\/a>: &ldquo;In recent decades, it became conventional wisdom in Washington, and European capitals that the only way to grow a modern Western economy was through ever-increasing government spending, unchecked mass migration and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-trump-immediately-delivers-a-big-told-you-so-to-so-called-experts-at-davos-3\/\" title=\"Watch: ... Immediately Delivers a Big &#039;Told You So&#039; to &#039;So-Called Experts&#039; at ...\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-trump-immediately-delivers-a-big-told-you-so-to-so-called-experts-at-davos-4\/\" title=\"Watch: ... Immediately Delivers a Big &#039;Told You So&#039; to &#039;So-Called Experts&#039; at ...\">endless foreign imports<\/a>&#038;hellip<\/a>; Virtually all of the&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/f4vobDvZTJ\">pic.twitter.com\/f4vobDvZTJ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RapidResponse47\/status\/2013973453833920889?\">January 21, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=src; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.async=true; \t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.body.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex=paragraphs.findIndex(p=> p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING);  \t\t\t\t\t\tif (targetIndex===-1 || targetIndex <x) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Not enough paragraphs before the target element.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\treturn paragraphs[targetIndex - x]; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Set up IntersectionObserver \t\t\t\t\tfunction observeElement(element) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!element) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst observer=new IntersectionObserver( \t\t\t\t\t\t\t(entries)=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tentries.forEach(entry=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (entry.isIntersecting) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log(\"Paragraph is now visible:\", entry.target.textContent.trim()); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadScript(\"https:\/\/embed.sendtonews.com\/player3\/embedcode.js?fk=s28Az7AY\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #stnvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#stnvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>Trump castigated &ldquo;conventional wisdom&rdquo; in world capitals that declared economic growth was dependent on &ldquo;ever-increasing government spending, unchecked mass migration, and endless foreign imports.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Virtually all of the so-called &lsquo;experts&rsquo; predicted my plans to end this failed model would trigger a global recession and runaway inflation,&rdquo; Trump said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;But we are proving them wrong. It&rsquo;s actually just the opposite. In one year, our agenda has produced a transformation like America has not seen in over 100 years.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>It was unapologetic. It was forceful. And it was right on target.<\/p>\n<p>The globe has not receded into a recession. And the inflation that ravaged American consumers during Joe Biden&rsquo;s disastrous presidency is at a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/breaking-positive-inflation-report-delivers-economic-win-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">manageable 2.6 percent<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>And with the American economy the driving force of the world economy, a stronger United States will mean a stronger, safer globe.<\/p>\n<p>Obviously, one man at one address can&rsquo;t make right all the wrongs of the world &mdash; even if that address is 1600 Pennsylvania Ave., Washington, D.C.<\/p>\n<p>But Trump&rsquo;s refusal to accept the standards imposed by leftists &mdash; whether in Europe, Asia, or in his own country &mdash; is transforming not only the U.S. but also nations far from its borders.<\/p>\n<p>The war that raged in Gaza during the Biden years has been silenced &mdash; at least for now.<\/p>\n<p>The terrorist state of Iran &mdash; exposed as toothless by the combined might of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/israels-announcement-brutal-turn-iran-life-expectancy-commanders-dropping-fast\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Israel<\/a> and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/trump-sets-cnns-kaitlan-collins-straight-israeli-agents-ground-confirmed-fordows-total-obliteration\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">United States<\/a> &mdash; is riven by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/report-claims-trump-called-off-last-second-strike-iran-wednesday-phone-call-netanyahu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">domestic disruptions<\/a> that are actually endangering the rule of its murderous mullah overlords after almost 50 years.<\/p>\n<p>And while the Russian invasion of Ukraine has not halted, there are at least <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/trump-close-securing-russia-ukraine-peace-deal-zelenskyy-meeting\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">glimpses of hope<\/a> that the worst fighting in Europe since World War II might finally come to an end.<\/p>\n<p>Trump&rsquo;s tough talk has also gotten European leaders paying attention to the fact that they need to be more responsible for their own defense instead of relying on an American umbrella &mdash; paid for by American taxpayers.<\/p>\n<p>Trump&rsquo;s speech on Wednesday no doubt wasn&rsquo;t what the Davos elites wanted to hear. They much prefer the internationalism of Democratic administrations that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-trump-immediately-delivers-a-big-told-you-so-to-so-called-experts-at-davos\/\" title=\"Watch: ... Immediately Delivers a Big &#039;Told You So&#039; to &#039;So-Called Experts&#039; at ...\">coddle leftist fantasies &#038;mdash<\/a>; Biden administration <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/biden-climate-czar-john-kerry-absolutely-dont-need-increased-american-fossil-fuel-production\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">&ldquo;climate czar&rdquo; John Kerry<\/a> being one of the best, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-john-kerry-confronted-embarrassing-truth-justifies-15-seconds-mental-gymnastics\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">or worst<\/a>, examples.<\/p>\n<p>But the truth is the truth &mdash; even the European leaders will hate to hear it.<\/p>\n<p>Trump has been in office for only one year &mdash; a year that he&rsquo;s upended the international order to American advantage on an almost daily basis. (See: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/cnn-analyst-disappoints-dems-support-maduro-ousting-roof-trump-admin-capture\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Maduro, Nicol&aacute;s<\/a>.)<\/p>\n<p>His unapologetic speech in Davos on Wednesday made it clear, if there were any doubts, that he shows no signs of slowing down.<\/p>\n<p>A technical problem on Air Force One might have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/air-force-one-forced-turn-around-make-unscheduled-landing-trumps-trip-europe\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">delayed his landing<\/a> in Switzerland by a bit, but Trump was there to deliver the message he needed to.<\/p>\n<p>It was a message the global elites of Davos needed to hear.<\/p>\n<p>The only question is whether they were listening.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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