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• The World Economic Forum annual meeting, a yearly gathering of global elites famously held in Davos, Switzerland. Davos is an invite-only event for world leaders and decision-makers, including politicians, academics and business people across public and private sectors. The WEF hosts this meeting of [leaders] across the public and private sectors to encourage global collaboration and work towards solutions for the world's major ills of the day.
  (USA Today)
• The World Economic Forum (WEF) has been criticized for several issues, including its perceived lack of transparency, potential for corporate influence on policy, a lack of diversity among its members, the perception of elitism associated with its annual meeting in Davos, and concerns over its potential to undermine national sovereignty by promoting globalist agendas. (from a Google search Generative AI results)

1. Watch/read President Trump's address to the world leaders at Davos on Thursday. How did he describe his election victory?

2. How did President Trump say his presidency will impact the US and the world?

3. a) What crises does the president say his administration will fix?
b) What "ruinous policies" caused these crises?

4. List the actions President Trump has taken "to defeat inflation and reduce the cost of daily life".

5. How many government regulations will the president eliminate for every one new regulation?

6. What message did President Trump send to businesses of the world?

7. What actions has the president taken so far to address the border crisis?

8. What two executive orders did the president sign to protect Americans' freedom?

9. What did the president say about DEI, merit and gender?

10. Why is the president asking NATO member countries to increase their defense spending to 5%?

11. Watch Jesse Watters' analysis of President Trump's address to the leaders at Davos (the second video above). Do you agree or disagree with his assertions? Explain your answer.

OPTIONAL: Ask a parent to watch the speech and discuss his/her reaction to the president's remarks.