but only if he gets billions for his border wall and border security. so does this put lawmakers any closer to striking a deal? we have it all covered. let s begin with cnn s jeff zeleny life in davos, switzerland. good to know you arrived safely. what s the deal? reporter: chris, good morning. president trump got a bird s-eye view of the snowy swiss alps as he arrived a few moments ago after flying from washington overnight. that was perhaps a lone bit of tranquility here as the russian investigation escalates. the president talking about his agenda to sell america. but it is that russian investigation back home that is consuming everything at the white house. president trump touching down in switzerland this morning for the world economic forum in davos after a remarkable session with reporters before leaving the white house. the president now saying he will submit to questioning from
is. i certainly have the right to do that if i want. now, that promise of citizenship sparking outrage from the conservative website breitbart which labeled the president amnesty don. all of this as the president row focuses on davos. he will meet with brush prime minister theresa may and israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu before he holds a business meeting with ceos, this evening, all part of his america first, but trying to encourage more investment in america. he returns to washington tomorrow. again, that investigation still consuming the administration and the white house. we ll be there waiting for him. alisyn. jeff, thank you very much for that update from davos. we have an interesting picture to show you. this is where the president just made this impromptu visit.
down the trump administration. half of washington was tweeting about secret societies. you know, and what can we do in the relevant period? it was all sardonic. so i do think it is an immense distraction and a kind of goofy thing for people to be spending their time pulling their hair out about. all right. we don t want anyone to pull out their hair over anything. benjamin, thank you so much for joining me this morning. we re going to leave it there. we ve got some breaking news here. we re following president trump s first day in davos. he is about to finish a meeting with prime minister of israel, benjamin netanyahu. meanwhile, treasury secretary mnuchin rattling nerves. the dollar plummeting again after his comments suggesting a weak dollar would be good for the u.s. economy. ali velshi is back with me from the world economic forum. that is next. and we are keeping an eye on how the overall markets are
reacting to all things davos. guess what? they like it. remember, the markets are not entirely focused on davos. the markets are following corporate earnings. and corporate earnings are g-o-o-d, good. tomorrow, we re getting gdp numbers. early forecasts say they re good, very good. you re watching velshi & ruhle. why create something this extravagant? or make a back seat that feels nothing like a back seat? why give it every feature you could want, along with a few you didn t know you needed? it s simple. you can build a car, or you can build a cadillac. come in now for this exceptional offer on the cadillac ct6. get this low-mileage lease on this 2018 cadillac ct6
of people around the president as he came in. he s getting a big reception. don t know how warm it is, but it is a big reception. he s going to try to cut deals. we ll follow it throughout the course of the day. it may be a rock star caliber reception, but there s no rock star stays. no leather pants or shredded t-shirt. he s in his classic suit and a blue tie today, not a red one. that s right. imagine if he came to davos in leather. we ll take a break, ali. while trump is making headlines in davos, he is making news at home in russia. the russia investigation. the president saying he is willing to speak to special counsel robert mueller under oath. up next, his lawyer says they re giving the most transparent response in history by a president to an inquiry. stay with us. you re watching velshi & ruhle live, where else, msnbc. [ click, keyboard clacking ] [ keyboard clacking ]