President Donald Trump's trip to Davos for an elite economic conference was thrown into upheaval by the government shutdown, but the White House said that he would go as intended on Monday afternoon. Trump spokesman Hogan Gidley told DailyMail.com the trip to Davos was 'on hold' on Monday morning as the standoff between Democrats and GOP leaders continued on Capitol Hill. In a Jan. 11 phone call, Trump agreed to hold a bilateral with France's Emmanuel Macron, schedules permitting, the White House previously said. The White House spokeswoman said then that she did not believe it was 'likely' that Trump would go to Switzerland if the government was still shutdown. Ivanka Trump (right) will not be on the foreign tripIn announcing Trump's trip, the White House said the president would be in Davos solely to push his 'America First' agenda.

Source: Daily Mail January 22, 2018 14:35 UTC