cnbc--2020-01-22--'Nobody likes him': Hillary Clinton rips Bernie Sanders and accuses him of supporting sexist attacks

Democratic presidential nominee former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton ( L ) speaks as U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders ( I-VT ) looks on during a campaign rally at University of New Hampshire on September 28 , 2016 in Durham , New Hampshire .
Hillary Clinton is campaigning in New Hampshire .
( Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images ) Hillary Clinton is still not feeling the Bern .
In an interview with The Hollywood Reporter in advance of a new Hulu docuseries profiling Clinton , the former Democratic presidential nominee slammed Sen. Bernie Sanders as a political hack who supports sexist @ @ @ @ @ @ @ series , Clinton unloads on the Vermont independent , her main competitor in the 2016 Democratic primary : `` He was in Congress for years .
He had one senator support him .
Nobody likes him , nobody wants to work with him , he got nothing done .
He was a career politician .
It 's all just baloney and I feel so bad that people got sucked into it . ''
When asked by The Hollywood Reporter whether that assessment still holds , she said , `` Yes , it does @ @ @ @ @ @ @ committed to unseating President Donald Trump , she declined to say whether she would endorse Sanders if he won the Democratic nomination .
A spokesperson for Clinton said in a tweet that `` she has repeatedly made clear that she is n't committing to any candidate as the primary plays out , and more than anyone in the world she has shown time and again that she puts Democrats & our democracy above all else . ''
But her spokesperson also added that when the Democratic nominee is decided , Clinton `` wo @ @ @ @ @ @ @ work her `` heart out '' for them .
In it , Clinton complains that Sanders ' entire campaign is complicit .
`` It 's his leadership team .
It 's his prominent supporters .
It 's his online Bernie Bros and their relentless attacks on lots of his competitors , particularly the women , '' Clinton said .
She added : And I really hope people are paying attention to that because it should be worrisome that he has permitted this culture — not only permitted , [ he ] seems to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ And I do n't think we want to go down that road again where you campaign by insult and attack and maybe you try to get some distance from it , but you either do n't know what your campaign and supporters are doing or you 're just giving them a wink and you want them to go after Kamala [ Harris ] or after Elizabeth [ Warren ] .
I think that that 's a pattern that people should take into account when they make their decisions .
Sanders ' campaign did @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , saying in a statement that the candidate 's `` focus today is on a monumental moment in American history : the impeachment trial of Donald trump .
Together , we are going to go forward and defeat the most dangerous president in American history . ''
Sanders himself told a NBC reporter Tuesday that `` on a good day my wife likes me so let 's clear the air on that one , '' in response to Clinton saying nobody likes him .
He also added that Clinton `` is entitled to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the reporter to ask Clinton why she is concerned with the 2016 election today .
And to Politico , Sanders said polls show that he is the `` most popular U.S. senator in the country .
So somebody out there must like me . ''
But Sanders has fallen under scrutiny lately for a private conversation the candidate allegedly had with Sen. Elizabeth Warren on a woman 's electability .
Warren said during the most recent Democratic debate that Sanders told her in a private meeting that a woman could not win the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 14 debate , denied the accusation .
`` Anybody who knows me knows that it 's incomprehensible that I would think that a woman could not be the president of the United States , '' the Vermont senator said .
Sanders , who identifies as a democratic socialist , added that in 2015 he chose to hold off on announcing his candidacy for president until Warren told him she would not run in the 2016 election .
`` Warren decided not to run and I did .
I ran afterwards , '' he @ @ @ @ @ @ @ tense between Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders at Democratic debate Clinton in the newest interview said a one-off comment about women might be permissible , but Sanders ' attitude toward women appears to be `` a pattern . ''
Clinton also added that Sanders `` said I was unqualified .
I had a lot more experience than he did , and got a lot more done than he had , but that was his attack on me . ''
The news about the alleged conversation between Sanders and Warren does not appear to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
In national polls , Sanders still sits in second place with about 21 % of support , putting him directly behind the front-runner , former Vice President Joe Biden .

Democratic presidential nominee former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton (L) speaks as U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) looks on during a campaign rally at University of New Hampshire on September 28, 2016 in Durham, New Hampshire. Hillary Clinton is campaigning in New Hampshire.
Hillary Clinton is still not feeling the Bern.
In an interview with The Hollywood Reporter in advance of a new Hulu docuseries profiling Clinton, the former Democratic presidential nominee slammed Sen. Bernie Sanders as a political hack who supports sexist attacks on his rivals.
In the series, Clinton unloads on the Vermont independent, her main competitor in the 2016 Democratic primary: "He was in Congress for years. He had one senator support him. Nobody likes him, nobody wants to work with him, he got nothing done. He was a career politician. It's all just baloney and I feel so bad that people got sucked into it."
When asked by The Hollywood Reporter whether that assessment still holds, she said, "Yes, it does."
While Clinton said she is committed to unseating President Donald Trump, she declined to say whether she would endorse Sanders if he won the Democratic nomination.
A spokesperson for Clinton said in a tweet that "she has repeatedly made clear that she isn't committing to any candidate as the primary plays out, and more than anyone in the world she has shown time and again that she puts Democrats & our democracy above all else."
Clinton spox tweet
But her spokesperson also added that when the Democratic nominee is decided, Clinton "won't be any exception" and will work her "heart out" for them.
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The four-hour docuseries, called "Hillary," premieres March 6.
In it, Clinton complains that Sanders' entire campaign is complicit.
"It's his leadership team. It's his prominent supporters. It's his online Bernie Bros and their relentless attacks on lots of his competitors, particularly the women," Clinton said. She added:
And I really hope people are paying attention to that because it should be worrisome that he has permitted this culture — not only permitted, [he] seems to really be very much supporting it. And I don't think we want to go down that road again where you campaign by insult and attack and maybe you try to get some distance from it, but you either don't know what your campaign and supporters are doing or you're just giving them a wink and you want them to go after Kamala [Harris] or after Elizabeth [Warren]. I think that that's a pattern that people should take into account when they make their decisions.
Sanders' campaign didn't directly address the comments Clinton made, saying in a statement that the candidate's "focus today is on a monumental moment in American history: the impeachment trial of Donald trump. Together, we are going to go forward and defeat the most dangerous president in American history."
Sanders himself told an NBC reporter Tuesday that "on a good day my wife likes me so let's clear the air on that one," in response to Clinton saying nobody likes him. He also added that Clinton "is entitled to her point of view" and urged the reporter to ask Clinton why she is concerned with the 2016 election today.
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And to Politico, Sanders said polls show that he is the "most popular U.S. senator in the country. So somebody out there must like me."
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But Sanders has fallen under scrutiny lately for a private conversation the candidate allegedly had with Sen. Elizabeth Warren on a woman's electability.
Warren said during the most recent Democratic debate that Sanders told her in a private meeting that a woman could not win the election. Sanders, at the Jan. 14 debate, denied the accusation.
"Anybody who knows me knows that it's incomprehensible that I would think that a woman could not be the president of the United States," the Vermont senator said.
Sanders, who identifies as a democratic socialist, added that in 2015 he chose to hold off on announcing his candidacy for president until Warren told him she would not run in the 2016 election.
"Warren decided not to run and I did. I ran afterwards," he said.
Read more: Things get tense between Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders at Democratic debate
Clinton in the newest interview said a one-off comment about women might be permissible, but Sanders' attitude toward women appears to be "a pattern."
Clinton also added that Sanders "said I was unqualified. I had a lot more experience than he did, and got a lot more done than he had, but that was his attack on me."
The news about the alleged conversation between Sanders and Warren does not appear to have damaged his campaign for the nomination. In national polls, Sanders still sits in second place with about 21% of support, putting him directly behind the front-runner, former Vice President Joe Biden.
Correction: This story was updated to reflect that Sanders talked with an NBC reporter.


cnbc--2020-01-21--Trump at Davos urges countries to 'put their own citizens first' as he touts US economic success

President Donald Trump took an opportunity to address world leaders on Tuesday to trumpet his `` America First '' agenda and encourage other nations to adopt a similar nation-focused approach to economics and political relations around the world .
`` America 's newfound prosperity is undeniable , unprecedented and unmatched anywhere in the world , '' Trump said at the World Economic Forum in Davos , Switzerland , hours before his impeachment trial was set to begin in earnest back home .
`` America achieved this stunning turnaround not by making minor changes to a handful of policies , but @ @ @ @ @ @ @ entirely on the well-being of the American worker . ''
`` Every decision we make on taxes , trade , regulation , energy , immigration , education and more is focused on improving the lives of everyday Americans , '' the president added .
`` Only when governments put their own citizens first will people be fully invested in their national futures . ''
The multiday forum in Davos is an annual event where the globe 's most powerful political leaders and corporate executives share ideas in the Swiss Alps .
Much of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the administration has seen while pursuing an `` America First '' policy , a set of guidelines that tries to benefit average Americans through economic policies such as trade protections or tax cuts .
The policy , which has led to fierce trade battles with longtime economic partners like China , the EU and Mexico , has accompanied better-than-expected GDP growth in the U.S. as well as an unemployment rate under 4 % and consistent records in the stock market .
Though bilateral trade deliberations have roiled financial markets for the better part @ @ @ @ @ @ @ reached two key trade deals last week that officials say will boost the economy and sent the S & P 500 above 3,300 for the first time ever .
The U.S. and China signed on Wednesday a `` phase one '' trade deal that officials say will lead to an increase in sales of American goods and services to Beijing and ease the two-year dispute between the globe 's two largest economies .
On Thursday , the Senate passed a new North American trade deal that grants U.S. producers greater access to Canadian @ @ @ @ @ @ @ auto parts rules of origin .
In his speech , the president also pointed to one of the administration 's biggest legislative wins , the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act , which lowered the corporate tax rate to 21 % and buoyed business profits for much of Trump 's presidency .
The administration argues that the promise of lower tax rates entices global businesses to shift more production to the U.S. and employ more Americans .
`` Today I urge other nations to follow our example and liberate your citizens from the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ said .
`` With that , you have to run your own countries the way you want . ''
The president did not address ongoing trade deliberations with the EU or member nations despite reports that he and French President Emmanuel Macron reached an agreement in their dispute over digital taxes .
Trump 's speech came a day after the president 's legal team implored the Senate to reject the House 's two articles of impeachment against him .
The third presidential impeachment trial in U.S. history will begin later Tuesday .

President Donald Trump took an opportunity to address world leaders on Tuesday to trumpet his "America First" agenda and encourage other nations to adopt a similar nation-focused approach to economics and political relations around the world.
"America's newfound prosperity is undeniable, unprecedented and unmatched anywhere in the world," Trump said at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, hours before his impeachment trial was set to begin in earnest back home. "America achieved this stunning turnaround not by making minor changes to a handful of policies, but by adopting a whole new approach centered entirely on the well-being of the American worker."
"Every decision we make on taxes, trade, regulation, energy, immigration, education and more is focused on improving the lives of everyday Americans," the president added. "Only when governments put their own citizens first will people be fully invested in their national futures."
The multiday forum in Davos is an annual event where the globe's most powerful political leaders and corporate executives share ideas in the Swiss Alps.
Much of Trump's speech focused on the success the administration has seen while pursuing an "America First" policy, a set of guidelines that tries to benefit average Americans through economic policies such as trade protections or tax cuts.
The policy, which has led to fierce trade battles with longtime economic partners like China, the EU and Mexico, has accompanied better-than-expected GDP growth in the U.S. as well as an unemployment rate under 4% and consistent records in the stock market.
Though bilateral trade deliberations have roiled financial markets for the better part of two years, the White House reached two key trade deals last week that officials say will boost the economy and sent the S&P 500 above 3,300 for the first time ever.
The U.S. and China signed on Wednesday a "phase one" trade deal that officials say will lead to an increase in sales of American goods and services to Beijing and ease the two-year dispute between the globe's two largest economies.
On Thursday, the Senate passed a new North American trade deal that grants U.S. producers greater access to Canadian dairy markets and creates stricter rules for auto parts rules of origin.
In his speech, the president also pointed to one of the administration's biggest legislative wins, the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, which lowered the corporate tax rate to 21% and buoyed business profits for much of Trump's presidency.
The administration argues that the promise of lower tax rates entices global businesses to shift more production to the U.S. and employ more Americans.
"Today I urge other nations to follow our example and liberate your citizens from the crushing weight of bureaucracy," Trump said. "With that, you have to run your own countries the way you want."
The president did not address ongoing trade deliberations with the EU or member nations despite reports that he and French President Emmanuel Macron reached an agreement in their dispute over digital taxes.
Trump's speech came a day after the president's legal team implored the Senate to reject the House's two articles of impeachment against him. The third presidential impeachment trial in U.S. history will begin later Tuesday.


cnbc--2020-01-21--Elizabeth Warren wants to create a Justice Department task force to investigate Trump administration

Elizabeth Warren wants to create a Justice Department task force to investigate Trump administration corruption

Democratic presidential contender Elizabeth Warren said Tuesday she would create an independent task force in the Justice Department to investigate corruption by government officials during the Trump administration .
The Massachusetts senator said her goal is to restore `` integrity and competence '' to the federal government after President Donald Trump leaves office .
`` If we are to move forward to restore public confidence in government and deter future wrongdoing , we can not simply sweep this corruption under the rug in a new administration , '' Warren wrote in the plan .
The progressive Democrat cited a report @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington , which found `` unprecedented '' corruption in the Trump administration , as well as other reports of self-dealing among administration officials and the president 's family members .
`` That 's why I will direct the Justice Department to establish a task force to investigate violations by Trump administration officials of federal bribery laws , insider trading laws , and other anti-corruption and public integrity laws , and give that task force independent authority to pursue any substantiated criminal and civil violations , '' she @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a fierce advocate of anti-corruption legislation , went a step further on Tuesday by calling for investigations and possible prosecutions of Trump administration officials .
Historically , presidents have been wary to pursue investigations of their predecessors , even from opposing parties .
Trump has come under scrutiny for his attempts to wield the power of the Justice Department against his perceived enemies .

Democratic presidential contender Elizabeth Warren said Tuesday she would create an independent task force in the Justice Department to investigate corruption by government officials during the Trump administration.
The Massachusetts senator said her goal is to restore "integrity and competence" to the federal government after President Donald Trump leaves office.
"If we are to move forward to restore public confidence in government and deter future wrongdoing, we cannot simply sweep this corruption under the rug in a new administration," Warren wrote in the plan.
The progressive Democrat cited a report by a nonpartisan good government group, Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington, which found "unprecedented" corruption in the Trump administration, as well as other reports of self-dealing among administration officials and the president's family members.
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"That's why I will direct the Justice Department to establish a task force to investigate violations by Trump administration officials of federal bribery laws, insider trading laws, and other anti-corruption and public integrity laws, and give that task force independent authority to pursue any substantiated criminal and civil violations," she said.
Warren, who has been a fierce advocate of anti-corruption legislation, went a step further on Tuesday by calling for investigations and possible prosecutions of Trump administration officials.
Historically, presidents have been wary to pursue investigations of their predecessors, even from opposing parties. Trump has come under scrutiny for his attempts to wield the power of the Justice Department against his perceived enemies.


cnbc--2020-01-21--Progressive group launches ad campaign criticizing Susan Collins for her vote to confirm Brett Kavan

Progressive group launches ad campaign criticizing Susan Collins for her vote to confirm Brett Kavanaugh

Senator Susan Collins , a Republican from Maine and chairman of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation .
Sen. Susan Collins is facing new backlash from Democrats for her 2018 vote to confirm Justice Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court , putting the Maine Republican on the defensive as she seeks a fifth term .
The progressive group Demand Justice announced Tuesday it will spend hundreds of thousands of dollars on a new digital ad campaign geared toward moderate voters in the state who support abortion rights .
`` Her vote to confirm Judge Kavanaugh made me realize that Susan @ @ @ @ @ @ @ when she said that she supported a woman 's right to choose , '' a woman named Amy says in the new 30-second spot .
The campaign comes as Collins is seeking reelection to the Senate , where she has cast herself as a moderate .
She has been dogged by her vote for Kavanaugh and for the 2017 GOP tax overhaul , which slashed rates for corporations and has been perceived as a boon to wealthier Americans .
Collins could face challenges from Republicans , too .
She is seen as one @ @ @ @ @ @ @ could weigh against President Donald Trump in his Senate impeachment trial , which begins in earnest on Tuesday .
A spokesman for the Collins for Senator campaign said in a statement that Demand Justice is `` yet another out-of-state dark money group that thinks it can tell Mainers how to vote . ''
`` Unfortunately for them , people here in Maine like and trust Senator Collins and reject partisan groups like this that lie and distort the truth , '' spokesman Kevin Kelley said .
Collins , who won her 2014 Senate @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , is now one of the most vulnerable GOP lawmakers .
She is the least popular lawmaker in the Senate , according to a new analysis of survey data compiled by Morning Consult .
Her net approval rating declined 4 percentage points , to -10 % , between the third and fourth quarters of 2019 , Morning Consult found .
Collins is also running for reelection on a ticket with an unpopular Republican president in a state that has voted for every Democratic presidential candidate dating to Bill Clinton in 1992 .
Trump @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in Maine , according to Morning Consult .
Democrats have seized on Collins ' vulnerability .
A campaign to raise funds for her Democratic opponent is nearing its $ 4 million goal .
Brian Fallon , Demand Justice 's executive director , said in a statement that the group will `` make sure Mainers know the consequences of Collins ' vote to put Kavanaugh on the court . ''
`` Kavanaugh will likely be the deciding vote in a number of major cases this term , and Collins will own every one of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Collins has said she supports abortion rights , but reproductive rights groups were deeply skeptical of Kavanaugh 's nomination .
Collins said at the time that she voted to confirm him after he assured her that he viewed Roe v. Wade , the landmark abortion ruling , as `` settled law . ''
The top court will hear its first abortion case with Kavanaugh on the bench in March , and a decision is expected by the end of June .
That case concerns the legality of a Louisiana abortion law that requires @ @ @ @ @ @ @ privileges at a hospital within 30 miles of the facility where the abortions are provided .
Opponents have said the law would effectively limit the state to one abortion provider .
The Supreme Court temporarily blocked the law from going into effect in February .
Kavanaugh wrote at the time that he would have allowed the law to go into effect in order to assess the impact it would have on the state 's abortion clinics .
Chief Justice John Roberts joined the court 's four liberals to block the law .
Collins @ @ @ @ @ @ @ her vote for Kavanaugh , told CNN that she believed his dissent in the case was `` very careful . ''
`` I think there is a deliberate misreading of what he actually wrote , or people have just assumed and not read the decision , '' she said .
Demand Justice launched a similar ad campaign in October , marking the one-year anniversary of Collins ' Kavanaugh vote .

Senator Susan Collins, a Republican from Maine and chairman of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation.
Sen. Susan Collins is facing new backlash from Democrats for her 2018 vote to confirm Justice Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court, putting the Maine Republican on the defensive as she seeks a fifth term.
The progressive group Demand Justice announced Tuesday it will spend hundreds of thousands of dollars on a new digital ad campaign geared toward moderate voters in the state who support abortion rights.
"Her vote to confirm Judge Kavanaugh made me realize that Susan Collins was not true to her word when she said that she supported a woman's right to choose," a woman named Amy says in the new 30-second spot.
The campaign comes as Collins is seeking reelection to the Senate, where she has cast herself as a moderate.
She has been dogged by her vote for Kavanaugh and for the 2017 GOP tax overhaul, which slashed rates for corporations and has been perceived as a boon to wealthier Americans.
Collins could face challenges from Republicans, too. She is seen as one of a few moderate Republicans whose votes could weigh against President Donald Trump in his Senate impeachment trial, which begins in earnest on Tuesday.
A spokesman for the Collins for Senator campaign said in a statement that Demand Justice is "yet another out-of-state dark money group that thinks it can tell Mainers how to vote."
"Unfortunately for them, people here in Maine like and trust Senator Collins and reject partisan groups like this that lie and distort the truth," spokesman Kevin Kelley said.
Collins, who won her 2014 Senate reelection with 68% of the vote, is now one of the most vulnerable GOP lawmakers. She is the least popular lawmaker in the Senate, according to a new analysis of survey data compiled by Morning Consult. Her net approval rating declined 4 percentage points, to -10%, between the third and fourth quarters of 2019, Morning Consult found.
Collins is also running for reelection on a ticket with an unpopular Republican president in a state that has voted for every Democratic presidential candidate dating to Bill Clinton in 1992. Trump is 6 points underwater in net approval in Maine, according to Morning Consult.
Democrats have seized on Collins' vulnerability. A campaign to raise funds for her Democratic opponent is nearing its $4 million goal.
Brian Fallon, Demand Justice's executive director, said in a statement that the group will "make sure Mainers know the consequences of Collins' vote to put Kavanaugh on the court."
"Kavanaugh will likely be the deciding vote in a number of major cases this term, and Collins will own every one of those rulings," Fallon said.
Collins has said she supports abortion rights, but reproductive rights groups were deeply skeptical of Kavanaugh's nomination. Collins said at the time that she voted to confirm him after he assured her that he viewed Roe v. Wade, the landmark abortion ruling, as "settled law."
The top court will hear its first abortion case with Kavanaugh on the bench in March, and a decision is expected by the end of June.
That case concerns the legality of a Louisiana abortion law that requires doctors who perform abortions to have admitting privileges at a hospital within 30 miles of the facility where the abortions are provided. Opponents have said the law would effectively limit the state to one abortion provider.
The Supreme Court temporarily blocked the law from going into effect in February. Kavanaugh wrote at the time that he would have allowed the law to go into effect in order to assess the impact it would have on the state's abortion clinics. Chief Justice John Roberts joined the court's four liberals to block the law.
Collins, pressed at the time to defend her vote for Kavanaugh, told CNN that she believed his dissent in the case was "very careful."
"I think there is a deliberate misreading of what he actually wrote, or people have just assumed and not read the decision," she said.
Demand Justice launched a similar ad campaign in October, marking the one-year anniversary of Collins' Kavanaugh vote.


cnbc--2020-01-22--Trump says GDP would be near 4% and the Dow would be up to 10,000 points higher if it weren't for th

Trump says GDP would be near 4% and the Dow would be up to 10,000 points higher if it weren't for the Fed

President Donald Trump on Wednesday said that the U.S. economy 's GDP growth would have been closer to 4 % if it were n't for the lingering effect of Federal Reserve rate hikes .
`` That was a big blip that should not have taken place .
It should not have happened .
But it 's one of those things .
But we had Boeing .
We had the big strike with General Motors .
We had things happen that are very unusual to happen , '' Trump told CNBC 's Joe Kernen in an interview from the World Economic @ @ @ @ @ @ @ president also suggested that the stock market would be even higher than its already record-setting highs if the Fed had n't raised rates so quickly before cutting them three times during 2019 .
`` Now , with all of that , had we not done the big raise on interest , I think we would have been close to 4 % , '' Trump said .
`` And I – I could see 5,000 to 10,000 points more on the Dow .
But that was a killer when they raised the rate .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ ''

President Donald Trump told CNBC on Wednesday that U.S. economic growth would have been closer to 4% if it weren't for the lingering effect of Federal Reserve rate hikes.
"That was a big blip that should not have taken place. It should not have happened. But it's one of those things. But we had Boeing . We had the big strike with General Motors . We had things happen that are very unusual to happen," Trump told CNBC's Joe Kernen in an interview from the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.
The president also suggested that the stock market would be even higher than its already record-setting highs if the Fed hadn't raised rates so quickly before cutting them three times during 2019.
"Now, with all of that, had we not done the big raise on interest, I think we would have been close to 4%," Trump said of the U.S. gross domestic product. "And I – I could see 5,000 to 10,000 points more on the Dow. But that was a killer when they raised the rate. It was just a big mistake."


cnbc--2020-01-22--Trump claims the EU has 'no choice' but to agree a new trade deal

The European Union has `` no choice '' but to negotiate a new trade deal with the U.S. , President Donald Trump told CNBC on Wednesday .
The president met with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen at the World Economic Forum in Davos , Switzerland on Tuesday , and told CNBC 's Joe Kernen that the pair had a `` great talk . ''
Amid ongoing informal discussions , Trump has threatened to slap tariffs on European cars in a bid to strong-arm EU leaders .
In yesterday 's meeting , he claimed to have told von der @ @ @ @ @ @ @ he would need to `` take action '' in the form of `` very high tariffs on their cars and other things . ''
Trump said that Europe has been `` very tough to deal with '' and had `` taken advantage '' of the U.S. , but suggested that the bloc now has `` no choice '' but to make a deal .
`` We 've had a tremendous deficit for many , many years — over $ 150 billion with Europe , '' he said , adding that he would be @ @ @ @ @ @ @ have to implement the tariffs .
The U.S. goods and services trade deficit with the EU was $ 109 billion in 2018 , according to the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative .
U.S. exports of goods and services to the EU supported an estimated 2.6 million jobs in 2015 , according to the latest available data from the U.S. Department of Commerce .

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The European Union has "no choice" but to negotiate a new trade deal with the U.S., President Donald Trump told CNBC on Wednesday. The president met with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland on Tuesday, and told CNBC's Joe Kernen that the pair had a "great talk." Amid ongoing informal discussions, Trump has threatened to slap tariffs on European cars in a bid to strong-arm EU leaders. In yesterday's meeting, he claimed to have told von der Leyen that absent a trade deal, he would need to "take action" in the form of "very high tariffs on their cars and other things."
President Donald Trump speaks during a CNBC Exclusive interview at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland on Jan. 22nd, 2020. Gerry Miller | CNBC
Trump said that Europe has been "very tough to deal with" and had "taken advantage" of the U.S., but suggested that the bloc now has "no choice" but to make a deal. "We've had a tremendous deficit for many, many years — over $150 billion with Europe," he said, adding that he would be "very surprised" if he did have to implement the tariffs. The U.S. goods and services trade deficit with the EU was $109 billion in 2018, according to the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative. U.S. exports of goods and services to the EU supported an estimated 2.6 million jobs in 2015, according to the latest available data from the U.S. Department of Commerce.
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cnbc--2020-01-22--Patriotic Millionaires' letter to Davos calls for 'higher and fairer' taxes on the global elite

DAVOS , Switzerland –The Patriotic Millionaires , a group of wealthy people who support hiking taxes on the rich , are taking their message global at the World Economic Forum .
In a letter the group plans to release Wednesday , the Patriotic Millionaires will urge international tax reform .
Previously , the organization has focused its message on the United States , where it has lobbied in favor of a millionaire tax and against tax loopholes for investment funds .
The letter , which will be released under the moniker `` Millionaires Against Pitchforks , '' warns that tax @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and contributed to `` extreme , destabilizing inequality . ''
It is timed to land as millionaires and billionaires gather here for the World Economic Forum – which the group 's president , Erica Payne , calls `` one of the most obnoxious displays of privilege that is found on the world stage . ''
`` There are two kinds of wealthy people in the world : those who prefer taxes and those who prefer pitchforks .
We , the undersigned , prefer taxes , '' the letter says .
It is signed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Abigail Disney , Celtel-founder Mo Ibrahim , former Unilever CEO Paul Polman and `` Love , Actually '' filmmaker Richard Curtis .
The letter cites a 2018 IMF report that found that $ 12 trillion of multinational investments is `` completely artificial '' and sitting in empty corporate shells across the globe .
Meanwhile , the world 's roughly 2,000 billionaires have more wealth than 60 % of the planet 's population , researchers at Oxfam announced earlier this week .
They warned that `` extreme wealth is a sign of a failing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ argue that taxes are the solution .
`` Taxes are the best and only appropriate way to ensure adequate investment in the things our societies need .
Individuals who reject this truth pose a dual threat both to the climate and to democracy itself , '' says the letter , which was signed by Disney , Ibrahim , Polman , Curtis and others .
The group is urging tax reform for both individual and corporate taxes .
The Patriotic Millionaires was founded in 2010 and is chaired by former BlackRock executive Morris Pearl @ @ @ @ @ @ @ been exclusively in the U.S. , where it has run publicity campaigns and lobbied lawmakers to support its causes .
The group stood by then-President Barack Obama 's side for his 2012 Tax Day address .
Last month , the group unveiled its first spate of endorsements for 2020 's congressional elections .
But the group believes the global tax landscape is so fraught it must expand is mission overseas , Payne said .
A number of the group 's signatories , like Polman , are not members of the U.S. organization .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ global millionaires and billionaires to support its cause .
`` The number of wealthy people concerned with their fellow humans is minuscule .
That is true domestically and it appears to also be true internationally , '' Payne said .
Djaffar Shalchi , an Iranian-Danish businessman who helped the Patriotic Millionaires build out their European network , said many requests for signatures were left simply left unanswered .
`` The feedback was they did n't want to sign it ... most rich people are scared to sign something like that , '' Shalchi @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as the group hopes , the Patriotic Millionaires will look for more global allies , and jump more heartily into the debate , Payne said .
As they do , they will be joining a corporate tax debate that has been reverberating across the international stage for years .
Globalization has made it easier for companies to seek shelter in countries with lower corporate tax rates .
That challenge is heightened by the rising tech giants like Facebook , Amazon and Apple that render taxing based on physical presence an antiquated notion .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ in the past 35 years .
It stood at 49 % in 1985 and is 24 % today , according to the IMF .
Former IMF Chair Christine Lagarde has called existing global tax rules `` fundamentally out of date . ''
Apple CEO Tim Cook said earlier this week the global tax system needs to be `` rehauled . ''
The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development is working to develop a framework tax solution for the wealthy countries that make up its membership , including Australia , the U.S. , France @ @ @ @ @ @ @ change have been stymied by diplomatic tensions .
A frequently discussed potential solution is the imposition of a `` digital tax '' through which countries can tax an internet company doing business in its region .
With most of the world 's largest technology companies based in the U.S , though , there are fears such a tax offers other nations a chance to prosper from the fruits of these American firms ' success .
As such , the U.S. has been sparring with France , Italy and Britain over threats of a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ clouded the negotiation of an OECD framework .
Steven Mnuchin earlier this month informed OECD Secretary-General Angel Gurría that he has concerns about mandatory digital taxes being included as part of its global tax solution .
President Donald Trump and French President Emmanuel Macron , meanwhile , called a truce in the matter , Reuters reported .
While Shalchi said he 's supportive of any efforts to close global tax loopholes , he said there may be an easier approach .
`` We 're just complicating with 10 different kinds of taxes .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ the stock markets – so on and so on – let 's just make it simple : let 's just tax the wealthy , '' he said .
`` But we are talking about the 1 % here , come on . ''
To Our Fellow Millionaires and Billionaires Across the Globe , There are two kinds of wealthy people in the world : those who prefer taxes and those who prefer pitchforks .
We , the undersigned , prefer taxes .
And we believe that , upon reflection , you will as @ @ @ @ @ @ @ urge you to step forward now - before it 's too late - to demand higher and fairer taxes on millionaires and billionaires within your own countries and to help prevent individual and corporate tax avoidance and evasion through international tax reform efforts .
We make this request as members of the most privileged class of human beings ever to walk the earth .
Extreme , destabilizing inequality is growing across the globe .
Today , there are more billionaires on earth than ever before , and they control more wealth than they @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the poorest half of humanity remain virtually unchanged .
In many nations , tensions caused by inequality have reached crisis levels .
Low social trust and a pervasive sense of unfairness are diminishing basic social cohesion .
This breakdown within nations exacerbates tensions between countries .
The resulting dynamics guarantee that the global community will fail to adequately respond to the looming climate catastrophe .
This will be disastrous for everyone , including millionaires and billionaires .
It is time for us to act .
Despite vocal protests to the contrary , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ always been , and always will be , an inadequate substitute for government investment .
Taxes are the best and only appropriate way to ensure adequate investment in the things our societies need .
Individuals who reject this truth pose a dual threat both to the climate and to democracy itself , as those seeking to avoid their tax responsibilities are often the same ones manipulating governments and democratic processes around the world for their own gain .
Globally over the last several decades , tax receipts from the ultra-wealthy and corporations have @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the wealthiest actually pay lower effective tax rates than those of modest means .
Many of the world 's largest corporations abuse tax havens , some pay no tax at all .
Internationally , tax avoidance and tax evasion have reached epidemic proportions .
Studies show that , at the low end , at least $ 8 trillion - close to 10 % of the world 's GDP - is hidden in tax havens .
A recent IMF study , estimates that 40 % of foreign direct investment - about $ 15 trillion @ @ @ @ @ @ @ '' with `` no real business activities . ''
To be clear , every solution to this global crisis requires higher taxes on millionaires and billionaires like us .
You can join us in accepting this simple fact , and then help us get on with the business of repairing our fractured world - including working together to advance effective tax systems within our respective countries and internationally - or you can refuse to be part of the solution and accept that if we fail , you will be to blame .
Please @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .

DAVOS, Switzerland — The Patriotic Millionaires, a group of wealthy people who support hiking taxes on the rich, are taking their message global at the World Economic Forum.
In a letter the group plans to release Wednesday, the Patriotic Millionaires will call for international tax reform. Previously, the organization has focused its message on the United States, where it has lobbied in favor of a millionaire tax and against tax loopholes for investment funds.
The letter, titled "Millionaires Against Pitchforks," warns that tax evasion has "reached epidemic proportions" and contributes to "extreme, destabilizing inequality." It is timed to land as millionaires and billionaires gather here for the World Economic Forum — which the group's president, Erica Payne, calls "one of the most obnoxious displays of privilege that is found on the world stage."
"There are two kinds of wealthy people in the world: those who prefer taxes and those who prefer pitchforks. We, the undersigned, prefer taxes," the letter says. It is signed by 121 people, including Disney heiress Abigail Disney, Celtel-founder Mo Ibrahim, former Unilever CEO Paul Polman and "Love, Actually" filmmaker Richard Curtis.
The letter cites a 2018 IMF report that found that $12 trillion of multinational investments is "completely artificial" and sitting in empty corporate shells across the globe. Meanwhile, the world's roughly 2,000 billionaires have more wealth than 60% of the planet's population, researchers at Oxfam said earlier this week. They warned that "extreme wealth is a sign of a failing economic system."
The Patriotic Millionaires argue that taxes are the solution.
"Taxes are the best and only appropriate way to ensure adequate investment in the things our societies need. Individuals who reject this truth pose a dual threat both to the climate and to democracy itself," says the letter.
The group is urging tax reform for individual and corporate taxes.
The Patriotic Millionaires was founded in 2010 and is chaired by former BlackRock executive Morris Pearl. Until now, its focus has been exclusively in the U.S., where it has run publicity campaigns and lobbied lawmakers to support its causes. The group stood by then-President Barack Obama's side for his 2012 Tax Day address. Last month, the group unveiled its first spate of endorsements for 2020 congressional elections.
But the group believes the global tax landscape is so fraught it must expand is mission overseas, Payne said. A number of the group's signatories, like Polman, are not members of the U.S. organization. Payne said it took months to find global millionaires and billionaires to support its cause.
"The number of wealthy people concerned with their fellow humans is minuscule. That is true domestically and it appears to also be true internationally," Payne said.
Djaffar Shalchi, an Iranian-Danish businessman who helped the Patriotic Millionaires build their European network, said many requests for signatures were left simply left unanswered.
"The feedback was they didn't want to sign it," Shalchi said. "Most rich people are scared to sign something like that."
But if the letter resonates as the group hopes, the Patriotic Millionaires will look for more global allies, and jump more heartily into the debate, Payne said.
As they do, they will be joining a corporate tax debate that has been reverberating across the international stage for years. Globalization has made it easier for companies to seek shelter in countries with lower corporate tax rates. That challenge is heightened by the rising tech giants like Facebook , Amazon and Apple that render taxing based on physical presence an antiquated notion. The global corporate tax has essentially halved in the past 35 years. It stood at 49% in 1985 and is 24% today, according to the IMF.
Former IMF Chairwoman Christine Lagarde has called existing global tax rules "fundamentally out of date." Apple CEO Tim Cook said earlier this week the global tax system needs to be "rehauled." The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development is working to develop a framework tax solution for the wealthy countries that make up its membership, including Australia, the U.S., France and Ireland.
But efforts to create change have been stymied by diplomatic tensions. A frequently discussed potential solution is the imposition of a "digital tax" through which countries can tax an internet company doing business in its region. With most of the world's largest technology companies based in the U.S, though, there are fears such a tax offers other nations a chance to prosper from the fruits of these American firms' success.
As such, the U.S. has been sparring with France, Italy and Britain over threats of a digital tax. The debate has also clouded the negotiation of an OECD framework. U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin earlier this month informed OECD Secretary-General Angel Gurria that he has concerns about mandatory digital taxes being included as part of its global tax solution. President Donald Trump and French President Emmanuel Macron, meanwhile, called a truce in the matter, Reuters reported.
While Shalchi said he's supportive of any efforts to close global tax loopholes, he said there may be an easier approach.
"We're just complicating with 10 different kinds of taxes. They can tax the corporations, tax the stock markets — so on and so on — let's just make it simple: Let's just tax the wealthy," he said. "But we are talking about the 1% here, come on."
Read the letter:


cnbc--2020-01-22--Trump demands Apple unlock iPhones: 'They have the keys to so many criminals and criminal minds'

President Donald Trump , in a CNBC interview Wednesday , stepped up his pressure over Apple 's refusal to unlock iPhones for authorities in criminal cases .
`` Apple has to help us .
And I 'm very strong on it , '' Trump told `` Squawk Box '' co-host Joe Kernen from the World Economic Forum in Davos , Switzerland .
`` They have the keys to so many criminals and criminal minds , and we can do things . ''
Apple CEO Tim Cook has been credited with being able to work with the president and his administration @ @ @ @ @ @ @ have stumbled .
In November , Cook toured Apple 's Austin campus with Trump .
`` I 've given them waivers , because it 's a great company , but it made a big difference . ''
The president was referring to waivers from tariffs put on Chinese-made imports in the trade war between Washington and Beijing .
Last week , Trump slammed Apple for declining the government 's request to unlock password-protected iPhones used by the shooter who killed three people in December at the Pensacola , Florida , Naval Air Station @ @ @ @ @ @ @ statement , Apple said it provided gigabytes of information to law enforcement related to the Pensacola case but that it would not build a `` backdoor '' or specialized software to give law enforcement elevated access .
Trump told CNBC on Wednesday : `` They could have given us that information .
It would have been very helpful . ''
The president said he 's not concerned about his relationship with Cook or Apple because the stakes are so high .
`` You 're dealing with drug lords and you 're dealing with @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with murderers , I do n't care , '' Trump said .

President Donald Trump on Wednesday stepped up his pressure over Apple 's refusal to unlock iPhones for authorities in criminal cases.
"Apple has to help us. And I'm very strong on it," Trump told "CNBC Squawk Box" co-host Joe Kernen from the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. "They have the keys to so many criminals and criminal minds, and we can do things."
Apple CEO Tim Cook has been credited with being able to work with the president and his administration in a way other Silicon Valley companies have stumbled. In November, Cook toured Apple's Austin campus with Trump.
Trump told CNBC he's helped Apple a lot, including waivers from tariffs put on Chinese-made imports in the trade war between Washington and Beijing.
"I've given them waivers, because it's a great company, but it made a big difference," Trump said.
Last week, Trump slammed Apple for declining the government's request to unlock password-protected iPhones used by the shooter who killed three people in December at the Pensacola Naval Air Station before being fatally shot.
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In a statement, Apple said it provided gigabytes of information to law enforcement related to the Pensacola case but that it would not build a "backdoor" or specialized software to give law enforcement elevated access.
Trump told CNBC on Wednesday: "They could have given us that information. It would have been very helpful."
The president said he's not concerned about his relationship with Cook or Apple because the stakes are so high.
"You're dealing with drug lords and you're dealing with terrorists, and if you're dealing with murderers, I don't care," Trump said.


cnbc--2020-01-22--Trump says he trusts China's Xi on coronavirus and the US has it 'totally under control' here

President Donald Trump told CNBC on Wednesday that he trusts the information coming out of China on the coronavirus as @ @ @ @ @ and Prevention confirms the first case of it in the United States .
`` We @ @ @ @ @ , '' Trump told `` Squawk Box '' co-host Joe Kernen in an interview from @ @ @ @ @ Davos , Switzerland .
`` It 's one person coming in from China .
We @ @ @ @ @ It 's going to be just fine . ''
The CDC on Tuesday said a @ @ @ @ @ , resident who was returning from China on Jan. 15 was diagnosed with the Wuhan @ @ @ @ @ nine people in China and sickened hundreds more .

President Donald Trump told CNBC on Wednesday he trusts the information coming out of China on the coronavirus, which has killed nine people and sickened nearly 500 others in that country.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Tuesday confirmed the first case in the United States.
"We have it totally under control," Trump told "Squawk Box" co-host Joe Kernen in an interview from the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. "It's one person coming in from China. We have it under control. It's going to be just fine."
The CDC on Tuesday said a resident of Snohomish County, Washington, who was returning from China on Jan. 15 was diagnosed with the Wuhan coronavirus.


cnbc--2020-01-22--Trump calls Boeing 'a very disappointing company' as 737 Max crisis grows

Trump 's comments represent a sharp shift in tone on Boeing , one of the country 's largest exporters and defense contractors .
Last week at a White House signing of the phase one trade deal with China , Trump urged Boeing executives to resolve the Max issues quickly .
The company is under fire for including a flight-control system on the planes that was later implicated in the two crashes and not telling pilots about it before the planes were first flown commercially in 2017 .
Boeing executives have told suppliers and airline customers that it does n't foresee @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 737 Max until June or July , months later than originally expected .
The new timeline that Boeing disclosed on Tuesday after it was first reported by CNBC , sent Boeing 's stock down more than 3 % .
Boeing shares were little changed in premarket trading on Wednesday after Trump 's comments .
`` Very disappointing company , '' Trump told CNBC 's Joe Kernen in an interview when asked about Boeing 's new timeline .
`` This is one of the greatest companies of the world , let 's say , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of a sudden things happened . ''
President Donald Trump on Wednesday called Boeing a `` big disappointment '' after the manufacturer pushed back when it expects its beleaguered 737 Max to return to service after two fatal crashes .
`` Get that going .
Work together , '' Trump had told CFO Greg Smith , Reuters reported .
`` We 've got to get that one moving fast and its going to be better than ever I think . ''
Regarding new Boeing CEO Dave Calhoun , Trump said at the event @ @ @ @ @ @ @ your fault .
He just got there . ''
Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin earlier this month estimated the Max problems could slow U.S. economic growth by half a percentage point .
The crisis over the planes , which regulators grounded in March after two nearly-new Boeing 737 Max jetliners crashed within five months has already cost thousands of jobs .
Boeing suspended production of the planes this month , a move that has rippled through its supply chain and cost airlines more than $ 1 billion in revenue .
Boeing is scrambling to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ have said they have no set timeline for when they will allow them to fly again .
The Max was Boeing 's best-selling aircraft and it has a backlog of more than 4,000 of them .
Boeing reiterated to CNBC this week that the manufacturer does n't plan to lay off or furlough its employees who work on the 737 Max .
Earlier this month , the company said it would reassign thousands of workers to other aircraft programs and facilities .
The Chicago-based company employees more than 150,000 people .
One of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ has already cut thousands of jobs .
Wichita , Kansas-based Spirit AeroSystems , which makes fuselages and other parts on the 737 Max , said it would cut an initial 2,800 jobs because of the grounding .
About half of Spirit 's revenue comes from the planes .
After the layoffs , Moody 's Investors Service downgraded the company 's credit to junk territory and said the cuts were `` credit negative '' for the city of Wichita and Sedgwick County , where the city is located .
General Electric , which makes @ @ @ @ @ @ @ venture with France 's Safran , has laid off 70 temporary workers in Quebec , but it could hire them back later .
GE also makes engines for Airbus planes and can shift workers to other plants and programs and reduce overtime , according to a person familiar with the matter .
It was n't the first time Trump has criticized Boeing .
In December 2016 , weeks before he took office , Trump tweeted that the price of Boeing 's new Air Force One contract , was too expensive and threatened to @ @ @ @ @

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President Donald Trump on Wednesday called Boeing a "big disappointment" after the manufacturer pushed back when it expects its beleaguered 737 Max to return to service after two fatal crashes. "Very disappointing company," Trump told CNBC's Joe Kernen in an interview when asked about Boeing's new timeline. "This is one of the greatest companies of the world, let's say, as of a year ago and all of a sudden things happened." Boeing executives have told suppliers and airline customers that it doesn't foresee regulators lifting a flight ban on the 737 Max until June or July, months later than originally expected. The new timeline that Boeing disclosed on Tuesday after it was first reported by CNBC sent Boeing's stock down more than 3%. Boeing shares were little changed in premarket trading on Wednesday after Trump's comments. The company is under fire for including a flight-control system on the planes that was later implicated in the two crashes and not telling pilots about it before the planes were first flown commercially in 2017. Trump's comments represent a sharp shift in tone on Boeing, one of the country's largest exporters and defense contractors. Last week at a White House signing of the phase one trade deal with China, Trump urged Boeing executives to resolve the Max issues quickly.
President Donald Trump speaks with CNBC at the 2020 World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland on Jan. 22nd, 2020. Gerry Miller | CNBC
"Get that going. Work together," Trump had told CFO Greg Smith, Reuters reported. "We've got to get that one moving fast and it's going to be better than ever I think." Regarding new Boeing CEO Dave Calhoun, Trump said at the event last week: "It's not your fault. He just got there." Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin earlier this month estimated the Max problems could slow U.S. economic growth by half a percentage point. The crisis over the planes, which regulators grounded in March after two nearly new Boeing 737 Max jetliners crashed within five months, has already cost thousands of jobs. Boeing suspended production of the planes this month, a move that has rippled through its supply chain and cost airlines more than $1 billion in revenue. Boeing is scrambling to complete fixes for the planes, but regulators have said they have no set timeline for when they will allow them to fly again. The Max was Boeing's best-selling aircraft and it has a backlog of more than 4,000 of them. Boeing reiterated to CNBC this week that the manufacturer doesn't plan to lay off or furlough employees who work on the 737 Max. Earlier this month, the company said it would reassign thousands of workers to other aircraft programs and facilities. The Chicago-based company employees more than 150,000 people.
Employees work on Boeing 737 MAX airplanes at the Boeing Renton Factory in Renton, Washington on March 27, 2019. Jason Redmond | AFP | Getty Images
One of Boeing's biggest suppliers, however, has already cut thousands of jobs. Wichita, Kansas-based Spirit AeroSystems , which makes fuselages and other parts on the 737 Max, said it would cut an initial 2,800 jobs because of the grounding. About half of Spirit's revenue comes from the planes. After the layoffs, Moody's Investors Service downgraded the company's credit to junk territory and said the cuts were "credit negative" for the city of Wichita and surrounding Sedgwick County. General Electric , which makes the Max's engines through a joint venture with France's Safran, has laid off 70 temporary workers in Quebec, but it could hire them back later. GE also makes engines for Airbus planes and can shift workers to other plants and programs and reduce overtime, according to a person familiar with the matter. It wasn't the first time Trump has criticized Boeing. In December 2016, weeks before he took office, Trump tweeted that the price of Boeing's new Air Force One contract, was too expensive and threatened to "cancel order!"


cnbc--2020-01-22--Senate Democrats win 2 key changes to Trump impeachment trial rules

WASHINGTON – Senate Democrats won two key changes to the rules of President Donald Trump 's impeachment trial as proceedings kicked off Tuesday afternoon .
The changes will permit each side to stretch out the 24 total hours they 've been allotted for making arguments over three days , instead of two , as Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell had initially proposed .
The changes will also automatically admit into evidence the entire record of the House impeachment probe into Trump last fall .
The surprise last-minute changes were revealed Tuesday afternoon during a formal reading on the Senate floor @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the trial .
A spokesman for Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer later confirmed the changes to CNBC .
`` After massive pressure from Senate Democrats and the public , Senator McConnell has made two changes to his organizing resolution for the Senate impeachment trial , '' Schumer aide Justin Goodman said in an email .
`` 1 .
The House record will now automatically be admitted into evidence ( under McConnell 's ' original resolution , the Senate would have to vote to add it in ) 2 .
Each side now has @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ( McConnell 's original resolution said it had to be done over two days ) , '' Goodman wrote .
A spokesman for McConnell did not immediately respond to a request for comment on how the change came about .
But one clue to McConnell 's thinking may lie in the fact that there are distinct benefits for Trump and the GOP in how Tuesday 's events unfolded .
McConnell is known for his exceptionally shrewd use of Senate rules to help him accomplish political objectives , and his last-minute changes to the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ exception .
While the decision might have initially looked like a concession to the Democrats , it also served McConnell 's aims .
By waiting as long as he did to announce the changes , McConnell ensured that his Democratic counterparts spent the day before the trial focused primarily on objecting to the specifics of those two rules .
`` McConnell seems to want a trial with no existing evidence and no new evidence , '' Schumer said at a Tuesday morning news conference .
He also accused McConnell of mandating the tight @ @ @ @ @ @ @ from seeing the trial live on TV .
Yet by essentially keeping Schumer busy fighting for evidence and more time , McConnell ensured that less attention and political firepower would be paid to a third contentious issue in the trial rules : Whether or not the Senate will hear from live witnesses .
A Democratic win in the debate over live witnesses would likely have far more serious implications for the president than whether opening arguments were limited to two days or three .
In a surprise move earlier this month , former @ @ @ @ @ @ @ announced that he would be willing to testify in a Senate trial if he were subpoenaed to do so .
Bolton was at the center of the White House national security apparatus during key moments at issue in the impeachment articles , and should he actually testify under oath , Bolton 's account would likely be damaging to the president .
Trump is charged with abusing his power by withholding foreign aid to Ukraine in order to force the country to launch high-profile investigations into Trump 's political opponents .
He is also @ @ @ @ @ @ @ aides from testifying before the House last year .
He has denied any wrongdoing .
McConnell has so far said that senators will be asked to vote on the witness question later in the trial , after they 've heard arguments from each side .
But Democrats say that amounts to voting on witnesses after the trial is essentially over .
The final rules also leave open the option of holding a vote to dismiss the charges against Trump outright , via a motion on the Senate floor .
While only a simple @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that motion , a handful of the 53 Republicans in the chamber have suggested they would not vote to dismiss the charges .
Still , it is highly unlikely that two-thirds of the Senate will vote to convict and remove a Republican president .
Trump is only the third president in American history to be impeached , and so far no Senate Republicans have said they will vote to convict him .
Opening arguments in the trial are scheduled to begin at 1 p.m. on Wednesday , and continue well into next week @

WASHINGTON – Senate Democrats won two key changes to the rules of President Donald Trump's impeachment trial as proceedings kicked off Tuesday afternoon.
The changes will permit each side to stretch out the 24 total hours they've been allotted for making arguments over three days, instead of two, as Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell had initially proposed. The changes will also automatically admit into evidence the entire record of the House impeachment probe into Trump last fall.
The surprise last-minute changes were revealed Tuesday afternoon during a formal reading on the Senate floor of the resolution governing the rules of the trial. A spokesman for Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer later confirmed the changes to CNBC.
"After massive pressure from Senate Democrats and the public, Senator McConnell has made two changes to his organizing resolution for the Senate impeachment trial," Schumer aide Justin Goodman said in an email.
"1. The House record will now automatically be admitted into evidence (under McConnell's' original resolution, the Senate would have to vote to add it in) 2. Each side now has three days to make their opening statements (McConnell's original resolution said it had to be done over two days)," Goodman wrote.
A spokesman for McConnell did not immediately respond to a request for comment on how the change came about. But one clue to McConnell's thinking may lie in the fact that there are distinct benefits for Trump and the GOP in how Tuesday's events unfolded.
McConnell is known for his exceptionally shrewd use of Senate rules to help him accomplish political objectives, and his last-minute changes to the trial rules seem to have been no exception.
While the decision might have initially looked like a concession to the Democrats, it also served McConnell's aims.
By waiting as long as he did to announce the changes, McConnell ensured that his Democratic counterparts spent the day before the trial focused primarily on objecting to the specifics of those two rules.
"McConnell seems to want a trial with no existing evidence and no new evidence," Schumer said at a Tuesday morning news conference. He also accused McConnell of mandating the tight timeline in order to keep the public from seeing the trial live on TV.


cnbc--2020-01-22--Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam says she's 'very disappointed' by rating downgrade

Hong Kong 's top politician Carrie Lam said she is `` very disappointed '' by the Moody 's ratings downgrade @ @ @ @ @ to CNBC 's Geoff Cutmore at the World Economic Forum ( WEF ) in Davos @ @ @ @ @ are very disappointed by the downgrading by Moody 's from Aa2 to Aa3 . ''
@ @ @ @ @ was even more upset by the reasons given by the ratings agency .
`` If @ @ @ @ @ am even more disappointed by their assessment of the Hong Kong situation and their comment @ @ @ @ @ governance , ' because after seven months of unrest , what has proven to be @ @ @ @ @ institutions and governance . ''
Last week , Lam announced a $ 1.3 billion fiscal @ @ @ @ @ Hong Kong 's muddling economy back into life .
On Tuesday , Moody 's ratings @ @ @ @ @ plan by cutting the city 's rating by one level .
Fellow ratings agency Fitch @ @ @ @ @ in September last year .

Hong Kong's top politician Carrie Lam said she is "very disappointed" by the Moody's ratings downgrade for the city-state.
Speaking to CNBC's Geoff Cutmore at the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos Lam said: "We are very disappointed by the downgrading by Moody's from Aa2 to Aa3."
The chief executive said she was even more upset by the reasons given by the ratings agency.
"If you ask me, I am even more disappointed by their assessment of the Hong Kong situation and their comment on the 'weak institutions and governance,' because after seven months of unrest, what has proven to be resilient is Hong Kong's institutions and governance."
Last week, Lam announced a $1.3 billion fiscal pledge, designed to kickstart Hong Kong's muddling economy back into life. On Tuesday, Moody's ratings agency appeared to dismiss that plan by cutting the city's rating by one level. Fellow ratings agency Fitch had already downgraded the city-state in September last year.


cnbc--2020-01-22--Leaders at Davos doubt China and US will reach a phase 2 trade deal by end of Trump's term

President Donald Trump delivers a speech during a special address on the opening day of the World Economic Forum ( WEF ) in Davos , Switzerland , on Tuesday , Jan. 21 , 2020 .
DAVOS , Switzerland — Many business leaders at the World Economic Forum are n't convinced the latest round of trade negotiations between China and the U.S. will yield a `` phase two '' deal before the end of President Donald Trump 's first term .
The biggest potential stumbling blocks : U.S. tariffs on Chinese goods and Chinese pledges to buy more American products .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ said Chinese trade officials have privately told business leaders they hope all tariffs will be removed before a new trade deal .
This executive declined to be named since the conversations were deemed private .
A phase two deal is expected to lead to a rollback of billions of dollars of tariffs that the U.S. first slapped on China in 2018 .
Trump has said he may want to wait until after the election to sign a phase two trade deal , and there has n't been a clear timeline from the White @ @ @ @ @ @ @ be reached .
Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin , who is in Davos with the president , told The Wall Street Journal the next agreement could remove some but not all of the tariffs .
Doubts about a second deal were likely to dominate conversations at the elite gathering in the Swiss Alps , particularly as business leaders talk with White House officials there and in the coming months as Trump pursues his reelection .
It is unclear how another China trade deal could be accomplished if Trump is n't reelected .
More than @ @ @ @ @ @ @ party 's nomination to take on Trump in November , including former Vice President Joe Biden , Sens .
Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren , and former mayors Pete Buttigieg and Mike Bloomberg .
`` No one thinks it 's going to happen , '' Ian Bremmer , president of political consulting firm Eurasia Group , told CNBC after being asked where Davos attendees stand on future trade talks .
`` I really would be shocked to see a 'trade two ' deal get done before the election . ''
He noted one @ @ @ @ @ @ @ come down to China not buying as much as it promised .

President Donald Trump delivers a speech during a special address on the opening day of the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland, on Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2020.
DAVOS, Switzerland — Many business leaders at the World Economic Forum aren't convinced the latest round of trade negotiations between China and the U.S. will yield a "phase two" deal before the end of President Donald Trump's first term.
The biggest potential stumbling blocks: U.S. tariffs on Chinese goods and Chinese pledges to buy more American products.
One executive who is close to Trump said Chinese trade officials have privately told business leaders they hope all tariffs will be removed before a new trade deal. This executive declined to be named since the conversations were deemed private.
A phase two deal is expected to lead to a rollback of billions of dollars of tariffs that the U.S. first slapped on China in 2018. Trump has said he may want to wait until after the election to sign a phase two trade deal, and there hasn't been a clear timeline from the White House as to when an agreement can be reached.
Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, who is in Davos with the president, told The Wall Street Journal the next agreement could remove some but not all of the tariffs.
Doubts about a second deal were likely to dominate conversations at the elite gathering in the Swiss Alps, particularly as business leaders talk with White House officials there and in the coming months as Trump pursues his reelection. It is unclear how another China trade deal could be accomplished if Trump isn't reelected. More than a dozen Democrats are vying for their party's nomination to take on Trump in November, including former Vice President Joe Biden, Sens. Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren, and former mayors Pete Buttigieg and Mike Bloomberg.
"No one thinks it's going to happen," Ian Bremmer, president of political consulting firm Eurasia Group, told CNBC after being asked where Davos attendees stand on future trade talks. "I really would be shocked to see a 'trade two' deal get done before the election." He noted one of the hurdles to another agreement could come down to China not buying as much as it promised.


cnbc--2020-01-23--Greta Thunberg hits back after Mnuchin says she should study economics at college

Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg attends a session at the Congres center during the World Economic Forum ( WEF ) annual meeting in Davos , on January 21 , 2020 .
DAVOS , Switzerland — Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg hit back at Steven Mnuchin on Thursday , after the Treasury Secretary suggested she needed to study economics at college before lecturing the U.S. on fossil fuel investments .
`` My gap year ends in August , but it does n't take a college degree in economics to realise that our remaining 1,5° carbon budget and ongoing fossil fuel subsidies @ @ @ @ @ @ @ '' the 17-year-old said via Twitter .
`` So either you tell us how to achieve this mitigation or explain to future generations and those already affected by the climate emergency why we should abandon our climate commitments , '' she added .
Thunberg 's comments come shortly after Mnuchin criticized her financial credentials at the World Economic Forum .
Speaking to reporters during a press briefing on Thursday , Mnuchin was asked whether the world 's largest economy should completely and immediately divest from fossil fuels .
Thunberg , alongside 20 other @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the world 's decision-makers and business leaders to stop all investments in fossil fuel exploration and extraction .
`` Is she the chief economist or who is she ?
I 'm confused , '' Mnuchin said , before adding this was `` a joke .
That was funny . ''
`` After she goes and studies economics in college she can come back and explain that to us , '' Mnuchin said .
An intensifying climate crisis is top of the agenda in Davos , Switzerland .
It follows a 12-month period that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the world 's oceans , the second-hottest year for global average temperatures and wildfires from the U.S. to the Amazon to Australia .

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DAVOS, Switzerland — Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg hit back at Steven Mnuchin on Thursday, after the Treasury Secretary suggested she needed to study economics in college before lecturing the U.S. on fossil fuel investments. "My gap year ends in August, but it doesn't take a college degree in economics to realise that our remaining 1,5° carbon budget and ongoing fossil fuel subsidies and investments don't add up," the 17-year-old said via Twitter. "So either you tell us how to achieve this mitigation or explain to future generations and those already affected by the climate emergency why we should abandon our climate commitments," she added. Tweet 1 Mnuchin had criticized Thunberg's financial credentials at the World Economic Forum earlier in the day. Speaking to reporters during a press briefing, Mnuchin was asked whether the world's largest economy should completely and immediately divest from fossil fuels.
Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg attends a session at the Congres center during the World Economic Forum (WEF) annual meeting in Davos, on January 21, 2020. FABRICE COFFRINI | AFP via Getty Images
That's because Thunberg, alongside 20 other young climate activists, had called on the world's decision-makers and business leaders to stop all investments in fossil fuel exploration and extraction. "Is she the chief economist or who is she? I'm confused," Mnuchin said, before adding this was "a joke. That was funny." "After she goes and studies economics in college she can come back and explain that to us," Mnuchin said.
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An intensifying climate crisis is top of the agenda in Davos, Switzerland. It follows a 12-month period that saw the hottest year on record for the world's oceans, the second-hottest year for global average temperatures, and wildfires from the U.S. to the Amazon to Australia.
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Earlier in the week, Thunberg cited the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change report from 2018 as she delivered remarks to a packed audience. The IPCC report states the remaining carbon budget would need to fall below 570 gigatons of carbon dioxide in the coming years if the world is to have a 67% chance of limiting global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius. "With today's emissions levels, the remaining budget is gone in less than eight years," Thunberg said Tuesday. "These aren't anyone's views. This is the science." Thunberg was catapulted to fame for skipping school every Friday to hold a weekly vigil outside the Swedish Parliament in 2018. It sparked an international wave of school strikes — also known as "Fridays for Future" — with millions of children taking part in rallies around the world.
US environmental policies are 'misunderstood'
When asked to address his comments about Thunberg on CNBC's "Squawk Box" on Thursday, Mnuchin said, "Let me just comment because obviously the climate issue is something that is being talked about this week." "And I think, quite frankly, our environmental policies are misunderstood. The president absolutely believes in clean air and clean water. He supports a clean environment." President Donald Trump has often expressed skepticism about the scale of the climate crisis and on Tuesday, he urged participants at the forum to reject the "perennial prophets of doom."
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cnbc--2020-01-23--Trump administration unveils new rules aimed at preventing foreign women from traveling to US to giv

Trump administration unveils new rules aimed at preventing foreign women from traveling to US to give birth

The State Department on Thursday unveiled new rules that could make it more difficult for pregnant foreign nationals to travel to the United States using tourist visas , citing security concerns .
The rules , which will become effective on Friday , are an attempt to crack down on `` birth tourism , '' or the practice of giving birth in the United States in order to obtain U.S. citizenship for a child .
They apply to B visas , or those issued to nonimmigrants .
`` The final rule addresses concerns about the attendant risks of this activity to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ criminal activity associated with the birth tourism industry , as reflected in federal prosecutions of individuals and entities involved in that industry , '' the department said .
The Trump administration has sought to limit immigration to the United States , and President Donald Trump has been particularly critical of birthright citizenship , or the right of those born in America to citizenship .
The Fourteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution grants citizenship to `` all persons born or naturalized in the United States . ''
There are no official figures documenting how @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to give birth , though the State Department cited reporting from U.S. embassies and consulates it said documented an increase in the trend .
The Center for Immigration Studies , a conservative group that advocates for stricter immigration laws , estimated last year that there were 33,000 births to women in the country temporarily on tourist visas between the second half of 2016 and the first half of 2017 .
It 's not clear how consular officials will determine whether individuals seeking to travel to the U.S. are pregnant .
The rule calls @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of individuals whose `` primary purpose '' is obtaining U.S. citizenship for a child by giving birth .
The new rules also tighten the restrictions on traveling to the U.S. to seek medical treatment .
The department said it will deny visas to those seeking medical treatment if they are unable to establish `` to the satisfaction of a consular officer '' that there exists a legitimate medical reason for treatment and that a practitioner or facility in the U.S. has agreed to provide it .
The visa applicant must also prove that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and intent '' to pay for the medical treatment and related expenses , according to the new rules .

The State Department on Thursday unveiled new rules that could make it more difficult for pregnant foreign nationals to travel to the United States using tourist visas, citing security concerns.
The rules, which will become effective on Friday, are an attempt to crack down on "birth tourism," or the practice of giving birth in the United States in order to obtain U.S. citizenship for a child. They apply to B visas, or those issued to nonimmigrants.
"Closing this glaring immigration loophole will combat these endemic abuses and ultimately protect the United States from the national security risks created by this practice," White House press secretary Stephanie Grisham said in a statement. "It will also defend American taxpayers from having their hard-earned dollars siphoned away to finance the direct and downstream costs associated with birth tourism."
"The integrity of American citizenship must be protected," she said.
The Trump administration has sought to limit immigration to the United States, and President Donald Trump has been particularly critical of birthright citizenship, or the right of those born in America to citizenship. The 14th Amendment to the Constitution grants citizenship to "all persons born or naturalized in the United States."
Activists criticized the administration's move. Adrian Reyna, the strategy director of United We Dream, a nonprofit immigration group, said in a statement that "Trump continues to find new ways to try to divide and attack families."
"Discriminating against pregnant individuals by blocking them from coming to visit the country does nothing but keep people from their loved ones," Reyna said. "This rule is based on Trump's racist fixation on ending birthright citizenship and essentially stopping the movement of people into this country."


cnbc--2020-01-23--Trump impeachment trial: Democrats push for witnesses and documents

House Democrats are ready to press their case Thursday that President Donald Trump should be removed from office , including arguing that the Senate should allow witnesses and documents in the impeachment trial .
The seven House managers , led by Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff , D-Calif. , were given 24 hours to lay out their case that Trump should be convicted and removed from office .
They have up to three days to make their arguments , after which Trump 's lawyers will have the same amount of time to present the defense .
The House impeached Trump @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of power and obstruction of Congress over his efforts to pressure Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskiy to launch investigations of former Vice President Joe Biden and a debunked conspiracy theory alleging Ukrainian interference in the 2016 presidential election .
While Trump sought those investigations , his administration was withholding hundreds of millions of dollars in congressionally approved military aid to Ukraine as it battled Russia-back forces .
Democrats also impeached Trump for blocking the House 's investigation into the matter , by refusing to hand over any documents and directing key witnesses not to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ team kicked off their statements Wednesday by painting a detailed timeline of events encompassing Trump 's dealings with Ukraine , and moving to establish that the president 's actions constitute abuses of his office .
Trump , Schiff said , `` does not , under our laws and under our Constitution , have a right to use the powers of his office to corruptly solicit foreign aid , prohibited foreign aid , in his reelection . ''
`` He does not have the right to withhold official presidential acts to secure that assistance @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the right to undermine our elections and place our security at risk for his own personal benefit , '' Schiff said .
`` No president , Republican or Democrat , can be permitted to do that . ''
Wednesday 's proceedings went until nearly 10 p.m .
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They are scheduled to restart Thursday at 1 p.m. Trump 's lawyer Jay Sekulow said Wednesday that the defense lawyers will challenge the House managers ' arguments and present `` an affirmative case '' in Trump 's defense .
As the Democrats put forward @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Senate to permit new documents and witness testimony .
`` We can and will prove President Trump guilty of the conduct and investigation into his misconduct , '' Schiff said toward the end of his final remarks Wednesday .
`` But you should know who else was involved in the scheme .
You should want the whole truth to come out . ''
Rep. Jason Crow , D-Colo. , another House impeachment manager , said Thursday on MSNBC that `` with documents , that 's going to be the ultimate judge of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ this , whether or not they 're just going to be a rubber stamp for the president . ''
Democrats have also seized on Trump 's boast in Davos , Switzerland , that `` honestly , we have all the material .
They do n't have the material . ''

House Democrats are ready to press their case Thursday that President Donald Trump should be removed from office, including arguing that the Senate should allow witnesses and documents in the impeachment trial.
The seven House managers, led by Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff, D-Calif., were given 24 hours to lay out their case that Trump should be convicted and removed from office.
They have up to three days to make their arguments, after which Trump's lawyers will have the same amount of time to present the defense.
The House impeached Trump on Dec. 18 on charges of abuse of power and obstruction of Congress over his efforts to pressure Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskiy to launch investigations of former Vice President Joe Biden and a debunked conspiracy theory alleging Ukrainian interference in the 2016 presidential election.
While Trump sought those investigations, his administration was withholding hundreds of millions of dollars in congressionally approved military aid to Ukraine as it battled Russia-back forces. Democrats also impeached Trump for blocking the House's investigation into the matter, by refusing to hand over any documents and directing key witnesses not to comply with Congress.
Schiff and his team kicked off their statements Wednesday by painting a detailed timeline of events encompassing Trump's dealings with Ukraine, and moving to establish that the president's actions constitute abuses of his office.
Trump, Schiff said, "does not, under our laws and under our Constitution, have a right to use the powers of his office to corruptly solicit foreign aid, prohibited foreign aid, in his reelection."
"He does not have the right to withhold official presidential acts to secure that assistance, and he certainly does not have the right to undermine our elections and place our security at risk for his own personal benefit," Schiff said. "No president, Republican or Democrat, can be permitted to do that."
Wednesday's proceedings went until nearly 10 p.m. ET. They are scheduled to restart Thursday at 1 p.m.
Trump's lawyer Jay Sekulow said Wednesday that the defense lawyers will challenge the House managers' arguments and present "an affirmative case" in Trump's defense.
As the Democrats put forward their case, they also argued for the Senate to permit new documents and witness testimony.
"We can and will prove President Trump guilty of the conduct and investigation into his misconduct," Schiff said toward the end of his final remarks Wednesday. "But you should know who else was involved in the scheme. You should want the whole truth to come out."
Rep. Jason Crow, D-Colo., another House impeachment manager, said Thursday on MSNBC that "with documents, that's going to be the ultimate judge of how serious [Republicans are] taking this, whether or not they're just going to be a rubber stamp for the president."
Democrats have also seized on Trump's boast in Davos, Switzerland, that "honestly, we have all the material. They don't have the material."


cnbc--2020-01-23--Trump will be the first sitting president to attend March for Life anti-abortion rally

US President Donald Trump speaks during a `` Keep America Great '' campaign rally at Huntington Center in Toledo , Ohio , on January 9 , 2020 .
President Donald Trump plans to address the annual anti-abortion March for Life rally , becoming the first sitting president in the event 's history to attend the Washington gathering .
Trump announced his plans via tweet on Wednesday , the 47th anniversary of the landmark Supreme Court decision Roe v. Wade , as House Democrats laid out their case for removing him from office as the Senate impeachment trial continued on Capitol @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ... Big Crowd ! ''
Trump said on Wednesday , replying to a tweet from the March for Life account promoting the event .
The rally - one of the anti-abortion movement 's premier events - has been held annually since 1974 , one year after the Supreme Court passed Roe v. Wade .
The White House did not immediately respond to a request for comment .
Other presidents have addressed the annual rally in a phone call or through a video message , the Washington Post reported , but Trump will be @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Jeanne Mancini , March for Life president , said in a tweet that the president would be welcome at the rally .
`` We are excited to share the love and energy of the March for Life with you in person , thank you for coming ! ''
she said .
Mancini , who in a statement confirmed that Trump will be the first sitting president to attend , praised him for cutting taxpayer funding for abortions , appointing anti-abortion judges and voicing support against late-term abortions .
`` President Trump and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ life and their support for the March for Life has been unwavering , '' she said .
The announcement of Trump 's attendance comes after anti-abortion group Susan B. Anthony List launched a $ 52 million effort last Friday to support Trump 's reelection bid .
SBA List , via its super PAC Women Speak Out , will use the money to canvass key battleground states : Arizona , Florida , North Carolina , Iowa , Georgia , Michigan , Pennsylvania , Texas and Wisconsin .
Read more : Anti-abortion group Susan B.
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ to help Trump win in 2020 Trump once identified as `` very pro-choice , '' saying in a 1999 `` Meet the Press '' interview , `` I hate the concept of abortion .
I hate everything it stands for .
I cringe when I listen to people debating the subject .
But I still believe in choice . ''
But during his 2016 campaign , the president sought out anti-abortion voters , appearing at rallies and major fundraisers and vowing to defund global family planning efforts at the United Nations .
His @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in the middle of a heated presidential campaign and weeks before the Supreme Court is set to take up its first major abortion-related case with both of his appointees , Neil Gorsuch and Brett Kavanaugh , on the bench .
The high court will review a 2014 Louisiana law that requires doctors who perform abortions to have admitting privileges at a hospital within 30 miles of the facility where the abortions are provided .
Opponents said it would effectively leave just one abortion provider for a state with about 4.6 million residents .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ including two Democrats , filed an amicus brief in the case , urging the Supreme Court to reconsider Roe v. Wade , the landmark 1973 decision that legalized abortion .

US President Donald Trump speaks during a "Keep America Great" campaign rally at Huntington Center in Toledo, Ohio, on January 9, 2020.
President Donald Trump plans to address Friday's March for Life, becoming the first sitting president in the event's 47-year history to attend the Washington protest against the landmark Roe vs. Wade ruling.
Trump announced his plans via a tweet Wednesday, the 47th anniversary of the 1973 Supreme Court decision, as House Democrats began laying out their case in the Senate impeachment trial for removing him from office.
"See you on Friday...Big Crowd!" Trump said, replying to a tweet from the March for Life account promoting the event.
Trump tweet
The rally — one of the anti-abortion movement's premier events — has been held annually since 1974, one year after the Supreme Court ruling, which legalized abortions.
The White House did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar called the White House in a statement on Thursday the "most pro-life administration in this country's history."
"We are proud to be 'the Department of Life' and will continue protecting life and lives while upholding the fundamental freedoms and inherent dignity of all Americans," Azar said in the statement.
Other presidents have addressed the rally via phone or through a video message, but Trump will be the first president to attend in person.
Acting President and CEO of Planned Parenthood Action Fund Alexis McGill Johnson rebuked Trump's decision to attend the rally.
"While Trump stands with the small number of Americans who want politicians to interfere with their personal health decisions, we'll be standing with the nearly 80 percent of Americans who support abortion access," Johnson said in a statement. "We will never stop fighting for all of the people in this country who need access to sexual and reproductive health care, including abortion."
A poll last year found that 77% of Americans support Roe v. Wade and don't want to see it overturned.
Jeanne Mancini, March for Life president, said in a tweet that the president would be welcome at the rally.
"We are excited to share the love and energy of the March for Life with you in person, thank you for coming!" she said.
Jeanne Mancini tweet
Mancini praised Trump for cutting taxpayer funding for abortions, appointing anti-abortion judges and voicing support against late-term abortions.
"President Trump and his Administration have been consistent champions for life and their support for the March for Life has been unwavering," she said.
The anti-abortion group Susan B. Anthony List launched a $52 million effort last Friday to support Trump's reelection.
SBA List, via its super PAC Women Speak Out, will use the money to canvass key battleground states: Arizona, Florida, North Carolina, Iowa, Georgia, Michigan, Pennsylvania, Texas and Wisconsin.
Read more: Anti-abortion group Susan B. Anthony List to spend $52 million to help Trump win in 2020
Trump once identified as "very pro-choice," saying in a 1999 "Meet the Press" interview, "I hate the concept of abortion. I hate everything it stands for. I cringe when I listen to people debating the subject. But I still believe in choice."
But during his 2016 campaign, the president sought out anti-abortion voters, appearing at rallies and major fundraisers and vowing to defund global family planning efforts at the United Nations.
His renewed vocal support for anti-abortion groups comes in the middle of a heated presidential campaign and weeks before the Supreme Court is set to take up its first major abortion-related case with both of his appointees, Neil Gorsuch and Brett Kavanaugh, on the bench.
The high court will review a 2014 Louisiana law that requires doctors who perform abortions to have admitting privileges at a hospital within 30 miles of the facility where the abortions are provided. Opponents said it would effectively leave just one abortion provider for a state with about 4.6 million residents.
On Jan. 2, 207 lawmakers, including two Democrats, filed an amicus brief in the case, urging the Supreme Court to reconsider Roe v. Wade.