The battle continues without him, thousands of kilometers away. Present in Davos, Switzerland, for the World Economic Forum, US President Donald Trump strongly criticized this Tuesday his impeachment trial, which is currently taking place in Washington.
To journalists who asked him, on his arrival, why he was not in the American capital, he replied: "We come to meet world leaders, the most important people in the world, and we report (to the United States ) great business deals. (…) The rest is just a farce. It's the same witch hunt that has been going on for years and frankly, it's shameful. "
The "prophets of doom"
In the viewfinder of the tenant of the White House, also, the fight against global warming. "We must reject the eternal prophets of doom and their predictions of apocalypse," he said. A barely concealed spike against Greta Thunberg. A few hours earlier, the young Swede, also invited to the Swiss Alps, had reminded the big bosses and political leaders present that "the climate and the environment are a hot topic today", but that " in practice, nothing has been done ”.
Trump side, in the end, it is more the production of hydrocarbons and energy independence of the United States which was highlighted on Tuesday.
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