Davos — President Donald Trump on Friday reached out to the global business and political elite in Davos with a sales pitch for the US economy, but provoked boos for attacking the media after waking up to another round of adverse headlines. In a 15-minute speech at the climax of his debut appearance at the World Economic Forum in the Swiss Alps, Trump offered "America’s friendship and partnership" in both trade and security, and said: "‘America First’ does not mean America alone." "The world is experiencing the resurgence of a strong and prosperous America. America is open for business and we are competitive once again," he said, although his message was tarnished a touch by new data showing the world’s biggest economy slowed in the fourth quarter. Trump kept to an orthodox political script and measured tone in his speech, during which he praised his well-heeled audience of 1,500 people as comprising some of the world’s most "remarkable citizens". "Each of you has the power to chang...
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