Davos attendees are quietly planning to walk out of Trump's speech

[highplainsdem]

Source: Quartz

A growing number of Davos attendees are planning to walk out of US president Donald Trump’s speech at the World Economic Forum this Friday (Jan. 26), several conference-goers told Quartz, to protest his remarks about African countries earlier this month.

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Boycotting Trump’s Davos speech was first broached by Business Leadership South Africa CEO (and Davos attendee) Bonang Mohale in an open letter. Leaving Trump’s speech after he starts is probably more powerful than boycotting it entirely, some Davos attendees speculate.

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African CEOs said they’d like Trump to acknowledge that he said something inappropriate, and say he’s sorry. “We’re only looking for that, just to apologize” said Luvuyo Rani, the CEO of Silulo Ulutho Technologies, a South African internet company. There’s no way Trump realizes the “damage” he’s caused, said Rani, who added he wasn’t sure whether he’d attend the speech or not.

Trump is scheduled to meet with Rwandan president Kagame, who is also chairman of the African Union, to “reaffirm the U.S.-Africa relationship and discuss shared priorities,” on Friday, the White House said. He speech is scheduled for the early afternoon.

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Read more: https://qz.com/1188719/davos-2018-attendees-are-quietly-planning-to-walk-out-of-trumps-speech/

[GP6971]

1. Good. I hope they do. n/t

[Hortensis]

48. :) After days of speeches of world leaders refuting his "vision"

Trump might just walk out on his own speech.

Trump has the grand honor of being the CLOSING keynote speaker on Friday. For the protesting nations' sake, I just hope their walkouts don't get lost in the general departures.

[NastyRiffraff]

2. Trump will never apologize

for anything. So they should be ready to walk out. I hope they do.

[bitterross]

15. You are right. Never, never will he apologize.

Not only that, he will tweet about how unfairly they treated him for speaking his mind and being "blunt" with "plain talk."

His base will love it.

[CanonRay]

22. He'd choke to death on it.

[Shrike47]

26. He will deny he ever said it. Fake news! He will never apologize.

[SergeStorms]

44. When you're never wrong.....

what's there to apologize for? It's always someone else's fault, because Don-the-Con never makes mistakes. He could blame it on one of the thirty or so Trump sycophants that made the trip to Davos as a reward for their loyalty to Der Gropenfuhrer. They're all willing to fall on their swords for this madman, when he'd throw them under the bus for the smallest of errors making his assholiness look bad.

They all apparently think Trump is going to transform the U.S. into a fascist dictatorship, and that he's promised them top level jobs such as gassing Democrats, or performing hideous medical experiments on Latinos. They can't wait! What other reason could there be to following a mentally defective egomaniac off a cliff? I don't understand it, I really don't.

[certainot]

64. apology breaks the authoritarian royal certitude needed to control the gang

and limbaugh explained today that the davos crowd was loving trump

[TheCowsCameHome]

3. That would be sweet.

[2naSalit]

4. I hope they actually do it...

he'll blow a gasket.

[Honeycombe8]

5. It would have more impact if they didn't announce it beforehand.nt

[Va Lefty]

6. Good point

[D23MIURG23]

36. OTOH if it doesn't get coverage on Fox News, I doubt he'll even hear about it. n/t

[lagomorph777]

37. Biggest crowd ever to walk out of a speech. PERIOD!

[lkinwi]

7. Oh dear, his head may explode.🤯🤯🤯

[machI]

45. Trump's head contains a vacuum - it would implode

[Elwood P Dowd]

8. Let him begin his speech

then just as he starts with the usual braggadocious bullshit, let there be a mass exodus take place. That would be way, way more powerful than boycotting.

[BlueIdaho]

9. Didnt one of his minions say people didnt have to attend?

Sounds like the perfect hall pass to me.

[nolabear]

10. Will they broadcast it here? What time?

I will straight up watch that.

[pangaia]

11. Fuckhole is going to ......blah blah.. and...."discuss shared priorities,.."

Trump is scheduled to meet with Rwandan president Kagame, who is also chairman of the African Union, to “reaffirm the U.S.-Africa relationship and discuss shared priorities,”

Right. tell me how fuckwad is going to discuss anything....

[dixiegrrrrl]

57. Bet you a $ he will mimic the guy's accent, if he has one.

Then he will tell him he has a black friend who worked in the WH.

seriously....

[worstexever]

60. Right. He will read a prepared speech...

while mispronouncing the words with which he is unfamiliar or doesn't understand their meaning.

Any reports that people walked out on him will be derided by him on Twitter as fake news. He will brag about how his was the best received speech in the history of the world.

This is all so familiar, predictable and disheartening.

[pangaia]

12. "Quietly planning? Well, it ain't quiet any more.

Why didn't they keep QUIET about it then?

[ProudLib72]

13. I am positive this will have the desired impact

239 is bound to come away contrite and meek as a lamb.

[ailsagirl]

14. I'd love it

[keithbvadu2]

16. Might Trump chicken out and have an underling give the speech?

Might Trump chicken out and have an underling give the speech?

[meadowlander]

17. $5 says once they start leaving he starts shouting at the security guard to "Get them outta here"

[rurallib]

18. Nikki Haley will have a dinner and not invite them!

Just like she did after that vote on Jerusalem in the UN.

[thegoose]

19. Yaaaaassss

Plus the SOTU will be a disaster. He'll start with the customary "The state of the union is strong."

But then, "Because I'm in charge and I beat criminal Hillary and had the yuuuugest inauguration in history. And the most magnificent cheeto between my legs."

"No collusion! No collusion!" And now... "No obstruction! No obstruction!"

And over the next few days...

"No money laundering! No ties with mobs!"

[gademocrat7]

20. Good for them.

[Cha]

21. Taking stupid s sanders' rude advice, eh?

Good on them.. shithole needs to be held accountable

[RKP5637]

24. I often think how much further ahead civilization would be today if Hillary were president

today, than this band of thugs and cheats. So much ground has been lost. I hope Trump goes down royally as a disgraced individual and president.

[Cha]

25. Right there with you, RKP!

I hope he gets exactly what he deserves.. and that will be ugly.

[Aristus]

35. I try NOT to think about it.

When I do imagine how much better things would be if HRC were President, and how awful things are right now, with no end in sight, I start looking for a window to jump out of.

[RKP5637]

42. I try not to too, but the failure of our election system is stunning. It bothers me significantly,

because it could likely happen again, possibly someone even worse in the future. The Electoral College, as well as Citizens United need to be removed.

[RKP5637]

23. I would love to see him also booed, the failure he is! Wharton, top honors, yeah right ... was at

the bottom.

[Cha]

27. trump can't quit Hillary.. so jealous

Trump brings up Hillary during a meeting with reporters: I was one of the greatest candidates"

Link to tweet

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100210141717

[Nitram]

59. I think being walked out without a word would hit Trump a lot harder than boos.

[Dorn]

28. A big man would apologize, a fat man won't

[world wide wally]

29. So, I guess it's not only us Americans that hate him

[Turbineguy]

30. That reminds me of:

"May I have this dance?"

"Fuck off"

"Well, I have to go take a shit anyway"

[JDC]

31. What is his speech going to be about

Himself? How "rich" he is, believe me? I can't sit through a 30 second video clip of that rambling Bufoon, let alone attend a live speech. He is worthless, in terms of ideas or otherwise.

[LonePirate]

32. I'm crossing my fingers that the entire room (or at least more than 80%) will walk out on him.

He is desperate for those people to like him as he wants to be part of their club. I hope their rejection of him brings him to tears.

[BobTheSubgenius]

33. OH, how I want this!

I am hoping so hard for this!

[Marie Marie]

34. Melania beat them all to it.

[Phoenix61]

38. If enough people say they are going to do that

he'll make up some lame ass excuse and skip it or have to come home early for some bullshit made up emergency. His handlers will never let him be embarrassed like that because they will have to deal with him after wards.

[blaze]

51. My thoughts exactly. nt

[DinahMoeHum]

39. Trump's philosophy: Oderint dum metuant

Let them hate, provided they fear.

[Wounded Bear]

40. Trump probably leaked this to get more ratings...

[OxQQme]

41. Fonzi "I was wr..wro... and I have a hard time with this

[Solly Mack]

43. Throw shoes at him. Lots and lots of shoes.

[milestogo]

46. They should all throw shoes at him and then walk out.

[Vinca]

47. If I have to get up in the middle of the night to watch this, I'll do it.

[Sunlei]

49. Don't walk out. Stand & turn backs to him while he speaks. They won't let you back in if you go out.

Tax the hell out of the trophy hunters including property tax on their African based breeding farms 'ranches'. Tax the hell out of foreign investors and place ALL those taxes into seawater desalination plants along the entire African coast.

Better hurry too before fresh water becomes the new chains on all the African people.

[Cold War Spook]

50. I hope they don't walk out

until he opens his mouth.

[Va Lefty]

52. Democrats should do the same at SOTU address

but of course they won't

[marybourg]

53. I just heard on BBC

that he was greeted like a rock star, with attendees standing to take pictures when he entered.

[Paladin]

54. Good. I hope they follow through on this. (nt)

[onecent]

55. OMG HE MIGHT BE THE ONLY PERSON STANDING IN THAT ROOM.

this I CANNOT WAIT TO SEE......HOPE IS A GOOD THING...i'M READY!!!!

[Kablooie]

56. They might as well because Trump's speeches never mean anything except "Trump is great".

As often demonstrated any thing he says will be overturned as soon as he talks to someone who has a different idea.

[Nitram]

58. Or are they "planning to quietly walk out on Trump's speech."

[malthaussen]

61. Donald Trump will NEVER apologize for America!

And, since as the holder of the office of the Presidency, he is the Head of State as well as Head of Government, any apology for Donald Trump is an apology for America.

Of course, he wouldn't apologize even if that weren't the case, but it gives a rationale for his apologists.

-- Mal

[zentrum]

62. I'll believe it when I see it.

NPR reported this morning that the attendees greeted him like a rock star when he first arrived.

[Tipperary]

63. I am not familiar with that source, but even if it is reliable-

I will believe it when I see it. It certainly would be an encouraging sign.

[pamdb]

65. Davos

Why would he even be making a speech? I thought he was just going. You know, mingle with the rich.