'So many friends, few enemies': Trump’s defiant return to Davos charms CEOs but warns rivals
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'So many friends, few enemies': Trump acknowledges business leaders at Davos Photograph: (Credit: AFP)
Trump's address at the World Economic Forum at Davos began with a light-hearted gesture that drew some laughter from the audience, but this also came amid turbulent times.
The 45th and 47th president of the United States, Donald J Trump, has been a big promoter of peace; in 2025, most of his speeches had references to how he stopped wars. And now at Davos, as he stood before business leaders at the World Economic Forum (WEF), he said “nice to be addressing so many friends, few enemies.” The light-hearted gesture drew some laughter from the audience, but this also came amid turbulent times. On one hand, the US is dealing with the immigrant situation on its own land, while it also has the Venezuelan leader in custody, and with that, the Board of Peace, which has been created to resolve conflicts across the globe.
‘Peacemaker’ Trump
So, 'many friends and few enemies' in that context may be an accurate choice of words by the 79-year-old, who missed the Nobel Peace Prize with nominations and support from his allies. In 2026, the US president took it a notch higher by presenting his report card at Davos. In the year that passed by, it was ‘I stopped wars’ and not much has changed. US was a messiah of sorts in every conflict; Trump would declare a ceasefire even before the countries involved would mention it.
As India and Pakistan were embroiled in the 4-day cross-border fighting, they announced a pause after the DGMOs (Director General of Military Operations) of the two countries had a telephonic exchange. Even before both parties involved, in this case, the two nuclear-armed nations, could announce the ceasefire, the US president had posted it on social media. Though Islamabad is of the opinion that America had a hand in pausing the conflict, New Delhi is clear that the nations involved came together to make this mutual decision.
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But the man who stopped wars has not changed his ways. Not too long ago, US Vice President JD Vance had also validated that Trump spends most of his day trying to end wars. Furthermore, the VP mentioned that the president dedicates significant time in the day to bring about peace in the world; the next move could possibly be to heal it. And yet again, he said it at WEF, he “ended eight unendable wars.”
