January 22, 2020 

President Trump held an unscheduled news conference Wednesday before leaving Davos, Switzerland, where he gave the opening speech just a day earlier at the World Economic Forum.

Mr. Trump used his remarks Wednesday to laud his administration's "new approach" to the economy, which he said had allowed the country to thrive and flourish "like never before" by slashing taxes and regulations. He also renewed his criticism of the ongoing impeachment trial against him in Washington as a "hoax," and once again defended the phone call with Ukraine's leader at the heart of that trial as "perfect."

It wasn't clear what prompted the president to call the impromptu news conference before his departure from Davos. He faced questions from reporters during his visit over the ongoing impeachment trial on Capitol Hill in Washington. Mr. Trump answered a question on it Tuesday by dismissing the proceedings as a "disgraceful" hoax.

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