Swiss President Arrives in Washington Attempting to Sway Trump

Swiss President Karin Keller-Sutter arrived in Washington to make a last-minute bid for a deal to lower the 39% tariff imposed last week by Donald Trump.

The trip is to “facilitate meetings with the US authorities at short notice and hold talks,” the government said in a statement. Underscoring the pressure the Swiss president is under at home, she is flying to DC without a formal invite from the White House to meet with Trump, according to a person familiar with the matter.