At the World Economic Forum in Switzerland, the Davos elites have gathered under intense scrutiny from surging populism and a mass rejection of globalism. Instead of the usual smug confidence, top figures openly confessed to collapsing trust and fading relevance, desperately calling for “dialogue,” “cooperation,” and renewed alliances while the ground shifts beneath them.
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BlackRock CEO and WEF co-chair Larry Fink set the tone of vulnerability early on, stating “The world now places far less trust in us to help shape what comes next,” adding “If the World Economic Forum is going to be useful going forward, it has to regain that trust.”
At Davos, WEF co-chair and BlackRock CEO Larry Fink openly acknowledges that global "elites" have lost public trust, and now face an uncomfortable reality in an age of populism and "deep institutional mistrust".
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Fink conceded that the group is “an elite gathering trying to shape a world that belongs to everyone,” adding that “Many of the people most affected by what we talk about here will never come to this conference.”
“Dialogue is the only way a room like this can earn the legitimacy to shape ideas for people who aren’t in the room,” Fink further declared.
BlackRock CEO and WEF co-chair Larry Fink admits that "Davos is an elite gathering trying to shape a world that belongs to everyone".
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"Many of the people most affected by what we talk about here will never come to this conference."
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French President Emmanuel Macron directly attacked the Trump administration, portraying tariffs as an assault on European sovereignty and the old order of global governance.
“Even more so when they are used as leverage against territorial sovereignty,” Macron whined while wearing shades to hide his hideous eye problem.
Speaking from Davos, Emmanuel Macron blames the USA for undermining global governance, accusing the Trump administration of deliberately weakening and subordinating Europe "with an endless accumulation of new tariffs that are fundamentally unacceptable".
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"Even more so when they… pic.twitter.com/N1kHQnS0hF
Al Gore pushed his familiar climate alarmism, bizarrely tying political upheavals to weather patterns while warning of future mass migration.
“The World Health Organisation… says that by 2050, we could have one to two billion climate migrants crossing international borders,” Gore barked, adding “A few million coming from the eastern Mediterranean—with the climate drought there—led to Viktor Orbán, and Brexit, and authoritarian-friendly governments that have emerged.”
What?
He added, “It’s hard to imagine what a billion climate migrants would do to our capacity for self-governance.”
Speaking from Davos, Al Gore blames mass migration, Brexit, and the rise of Viktor Orbán on "climate change". ?
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"The World Health Organisation… says that by 2050, we could have one to two billion climate migrants crossing international borders."
"A few million coming from… pic.twitter.com/dC7cgEDa2B
China’s Vice-Premier, He Lifeng, insisted on the inevitability of centralized global responses, dismissing resistance as futile.
“Amidst the rage and torrents of a global crisis, countries are not riding separately in some 190 small boats, but are rather all in a giant ship on which our shared destiny hinges,” he decreed.
At Davos, China's Vice-Premier defends globalism—arguing that attempts to resist global centralisation run "counter to the historical trend".
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He points to Covid as evidence that global crises demand global solutions.
"Amidst the rage and torrents of a global crisis, countries… pic.twitter.com/v2sYs2jCHp
WEF co-chair André Hoffmann defended the forum’s structure as “the international organisation for public-private cooperation—a space where government, businesses and civil society come together,” and claimed the WEF exists “to confront the defining challenges of our time”.
Speaking at Davos, André Hoffmann—WEF co-chair and vice-chairman of pharmaceutical giant Roche—claims the World Economic Forum exists "to confront the defining challenges of our time".
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"It is the international organisation for public-private cooperation—a space where government,… pic.twitter.com/hwmtVvxCzB
EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen creepily attempted to frame the current disruption caused by populism as a historic “opportunity,” for globalists referencing the end of the gold standard era.
“the seismic change we are going through today is an opportunity,” she urged.
NOW – Ursula von der Leyen compares the shock of de-linking the U.S. dollar from gold and the new "global order" it created as a lesson "that geopolitical shocks can and must serve as an opportunity… the seismic change we are going through today is an opportunity." pic.twitter.com/vIZ1NephOA
— Disclose.tv (@disclosetv) January 20, 2026
Former Bank of England governor Mark Carney, now speaking in his capacity as Canadian PM, called on “middle powers” to band together, form new alliances and to stop mourning the “old world order.”
Canada PM Mark Carney spoke at the World Economic Forum, calling on "middle powers" to stop mourning the old-world order. He asked them to create new alliances to oppose pressure tactics and intimidation https://t.co/0GR7zrWPc0 pic.twitter.com/y2DmpgTfXv
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The contrast came sharply from Trump administration officials present at the Forum by way of invitation, who delivered no-nonsense declarations that the globalist experiment is over.
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent hammered European nations for decades of defense under-spending, with America footing the bill.
“They got a lot of catch-up to do,” Bessent emphasised, adding “The United States of America, since 1980, has… spent 22 trillion more dollars on defence than all of NATO.”
“Europeans have been spending the money on social welfare… and it’s time for them to pay more,” he bluntly declared.
Speaking at Davos, U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent defends Donald Trump's tariff strategy, arguing that Europe and Canada underfunded defence for decades—choosing to prioritise social welfare instead—while the U.S. absorbed the cost.
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"They got a lot of catch-up to do."… pic.twitter.com/c4quqJn893
Bessent also endorsed Trump’s strategic interest in Greenland, noting “Greenland is becoming more and more attractive for foreign conquest, and he very strongly believes that it must be part of the United States to prevent a conflict rather than getting the U.S. engaged… into a hot conflict.”
At Davos, U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent defends Donald Trump's stance on Greenland, arguing the U.S. must not outsource its national security to NATO.
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He frames Greenland as vital to missile defence and says U.S. control could prevent future conflict.
"Greenland is… pic.twitter.com/89cNladAEQ
Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick stole the show, stating the global cultural shift in the bluntest terms.
“Globalization has FAILED. The Trump Administration and I are here to make a very clear point—globalization has failed the West and the United States of America. It’s a failed policy… and it has left America behind.”
“America is done exporting jobs and offshoring its future. We will no longer give in to globalization,” Lutnik stressed
Globalization has FAILED.
— U.S. Commerce Dept. (@CommerceGov) January 20, 2026
Secretary Lutnick at the World Economic Forum:
“The Trump Administration and I are here to make a very clear point—globalization has failed the West and the United States of America. It’s a failed policy… and it has left America behind.”
America is… pic.twitter.com/Urxl7pZwSe
These clips capture a forum once accustomed to unchallenged influence now reduced to pleading for relevance. Unelected elites who long dictated terms from luxury mountain retreats face a world that has rejected their borderless vision in favor of sovereign nations putting their own people first.
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Fink –
“If the World Economic Forum is going to be useful going forward, it has to regain that trust.”
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The WEF can only be useful going forward by cancelling itself because any organisation that deals in human suffering, death and destruction, has no right at all to exist.
As my mom used to say fuk’em
Fink is a bond salesman. No genius at work here.