Overview
- People familiar with the planning say the president is expected to go to the World Economic Forum in Davos, though a White House official says plans are not finalized and could change.
- The Forum says its invitation list for the 2026 meeting includes President Trump and that confirmed participants will be published one week before the event.
- Swiss negotiators arrived in Washington to try to finalize a draft agreement that would lower the 39% U.S. tariffs imposed on Swiss exports in August, and they were scheduled to meet U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer.
- Sources report Trump is planning to travel with a large entourage, reflecting renewed engagement as relations with Switzerland show signs of improvement.
- WEF governance has been in flux after an investigation cleared founder Klaus Schwab, with Larry Fink and Andre Hoffmann named interim leaders to oversee the January meeting.