After President Donald Trump took to the stage in Davos to declare that Western Civilization must defend itself, Somali-born activist and author Ayaan Hirsi Ali said that “Trump is right."

For decades, leaders have gathered in Davos to discuss a shared economic and political future. On Wednesday, President Trump turned the forum into a bracing clash between his worldview and theirs.

President Donald Trump alluded to an ongoing fraud scandal in Minnesota involving dozens of Somali residents during Davos.

Calling out Canada's Prime Minister Carney by his first name, Trump said on Wednesday: "Canada lives because of the United States. Remember that, Mark, the next time you make your statements." He added that Canada "gets a lot of freebies" from the US, and that "they should be grateful".

The allegation surfaced after Newsom criticized European leaders’ responses to President Donald Trump’s policies.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom was denied entry to an event at Davos, according to posts he made on social media.

California Governor Gavin Newsom, an outspoken Democratic critic of President Donald Trump, said he was blocked from speaking at the World Economic Forum at Davos on Wednesday, accusing the White House of interfering with his planned event.

If anyone expected President Donald Trump to be diplomatic when he appeared in Davos today, they got a reality check almost immediately. Within minutes of extolling his achievements after a year back in office, he said “certain places in Europe are not even recognizable, frankly, anymore.” That was just for starters.

In his much anticipated speech at the World Economic Forum in Davos on Wednesday, President Donald Trump reiterated his desire to take over Greenland, railed against wind farms, and criticized what he claimed was an imbalance in trade between the United States and the rest of the world.

Gov. Gavin Newsom of California accused the Trump administration of cutting off his access to the American pavilion, where he was scheduled to speak on Wednesday.

AI world. And then there are the haves in warm rooms in snowy Davos, Switzerland — where the weather report for the AI economy, from the annual World Economic Forum, is just peachy. Jensen Huang, Nvidia CEO,