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Trump lays out demands in reintroduction to world stage

President Trump took his first major foray on the world stage with a virtual speech with business leaders at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. Lisa Desjardins reports.

Trump lays out demands in reintroduction to world stage

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