MSNBC’s Velshi in Davos: ‘It Was Like a Rock Star Welcome’ for Trump

RUHLE Talk to me ░░░░░░░░ how the President is ░░░░░░░░ received Because whether you ░░░░░░░░ talking Klaus Schwab the ░░░░░░░░ of the World Economic ░░░░░░░░ or many of the ░░░░░░░░ around him these are ░░░░░░░░ leaders but thoughtful world ░░░░░░░░ where good capitalism and ░░░░░░░░ capitalism is a major ░░░░░░░░ At a time when ░░░░░░░░ have a president who ░░░░░░░░ deregulation at every possible ░░░░░░░░ how are those two ░░░░░░░░ wedded Because over the ░░░░░░░░ Neil Ferguson put in ░░░░░░░░ Washington Post op ed ░░░░░░░░ while people in Davos ░░░░░░░░ hate the way President ░░░░░░░░ conducts himself the way ░░░░░░░░ tweets the way he ░░░░░░░░ they love his economic ░░░░░░░░ Velshi Yeah And by ░░░░░░░░ way he is the ░░░░░░░░ of the United States ░░░░░░░░ they re not going ░░░░░░░░ snub him That s ░░░░░░░░ what they do Most ░░░░░░░░ here are a little ░░░░░░░░ more traditional in the ░░░░░░░░ they do things They ░░░░░░░░ have disagreements but those ░░░░░░░░ aren t going to ░░░░░░░░ in public The President ░░░░░░░░ a very warm welcome ░░░░░░░░ I got some people ░░░░░░░░ me saying Why don ░░░░░░░░ you talk about the ░░░░░░░░ too There are no ░░░░░░░░ here There are zero ░░░░░░░░ in Davos You can ░░░░░░░░ get near Davos You ░░░░░░░░ t get anywhere near ░░░░░░░░ RUHLE Yes We need ░░░░░░░░ put in perspective there ░░░░░░░░ zero protesters Not because ░░░░░░░░ don t want to ░░░░░░░░ You can t possibly ░░░░░░░░ there Velshi You can ░░░░░░░░ get here A protester ░░░░░░░░ t get here couldn ░░░░░░░░ get a room you ░░░░░░░░ t buy a ticket ░░░░░░░░ here So there s ░░░░░░░░ reason Not that there ░░░░░░░░ nobody protesting You can ░░░░░░░░ protest at Davos you ░░░░░░░░ t get here That ░░░░░░░░ one thing But if ░░░░░░░░ saw what happened when ░░░░░░░░ President came in people ░░░░░░░░ their phones they were ░░░░░░░░ pictures sort of looked ░░░░░░░░ a rock concert frankly ░░░░░░░░ is not to say ░░░░░░░░ it was a warm ░░░░░░░░ It was like a ░░░░░░░░ star welcome in that ░░░░░░░░ everybody wanted to see ░░░░░░░░ Trump If he comes ░░░░░░░░ this way it ll ░░░░░░░░ the same thing The ░░░░░░░░ around Donald Trump are ░░░░░░░░ big Stephanie you ve ░░░░░░░░ here and you know ░░░░░░░░ are world leaders and ░░░░░░░░ they have a small ░░░░░░░░ around them and people ░░░░░░░░ pictures It is totally ░░░░░░░░ with Donald Trump There ░░░░░░░░ hundreds and hundreds of ░░░░░░░░ around the President as ░░░░░░░░ came in He s ░░░░░░░░ a big reception Don ░░░░░░░░ know how warm it ░░░░░░░░ but it is a ░░░░░░░░ reception And he s ░░░░░░░░ to try and cut ░░░░░░░░ deals We ll follow ░░░░░░░░ very closely throughout the ░░░░░░░░ of the day RUHLE ░░░░░░░░ should point out it ░░░░░░░░ be a rock star ░░░░░░░░ reception but there s ░░░░░░░░ rock star stays No ░░░░░░░░ pants or shredded t ░░░░░░░░ He s still in ░░░░░░░░ classic suit and a ░░░░░░░░ tie today not a ░░░░░░░░ one Velshi That s ░░░░░░░░ Imagine if he came ░░░░░░░░ Davos in leather.