Trump Is Asking the Private Sector to Save Him
This is an edition of The Atlantic Daily, a newsletter that guides you through the biggest stories of the day, helps you discover new ideas, and recommends the best in culture. Sign up for it here.At this year’s annual meeting of the World Economic Forum, Donald Trump told a room full of the world’s most prominent CEOs about a routine that he performs when he meets a successful businessperson: I say, “Congratulations!” They say, “On what?” I said, “You’ve doubled your net worth since I’ve been president, right?” This is how Trump has long pitched himself—as the savior of American commerce.
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This is an edition of The Atlantic Daily, a newsletter that guides you through the biggest stories of the day, helps you discover new ideas, and recommends the best in culture. Sign up for it here.At this year’s annual meeting of the World Economic Forum, Donald Trump told a room full of the world’s most prominent CEOs about a routine that he performs when he meets a successful businessperson: I say, “Congratulations!” They say, “On what?” I said, “You’ve doubled your net worth since I’ve been president, right?” This is how Trump has long pitched himself—as the savior of American commerce. One of his central promises to voters in 2024 was that he would encourage private investment in the United States, boosting the stock market and ushering in a “golden age” of economic activity. Everyone, he vowed, would be making money.But the president now seems less pro-business than he once did.
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- This is an edition of The Atlantic Daily, a newsletter that guides you through the biggest stories of the day, helps you discover new ideas, and recommends the best in culture. Sign up for it here.At this year’s annual meeting of the World Economic Forum, Donald Trump told a room full of the world’s most prominent CEOs about a routine that he performs when he meets a successful businessperson: I say, “Congratulations!” They say, “On what?” I said, “You’ve doubled your net worth since I’ve been president, right?” This is how Trump has long pitched himself—as the savior of American commerce.
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