Trump, in Davos Speech, Sticks to Script as He Declares America Open for Business<br />• Mr. Trump said earlier Friday that a New York Times report<br />that he had ordered the firing of Robert S. Mueller III, the special counsel, was “fake news.”<br />• The president said separately that he thought he could persuade hard-liners in his party to accept a proposed immigration compromise.<br />He said that the United States was “lifting up forgotten communities,”<br />and was fulfilling the dreams of Americans for “a great job, a safe home and a better life for their children.”<br />The president also took credit for rising share prices: “The stock market is smashing one record after another.”<br />Mr. Trump took visible delight in talking about companies that have already responded by offering bonuses to their workers.<br />When asked if he tried to fire the special counsel Robert Mueller, President Trump called it “fake news.” reported<br />that Mr. Trump ordered the firing of Mr. Mueller in June.<br />“When the United States grows, so does the world.”<br />Mr. Trump predicted the recently passed tax cuts — including a reduction in the corporate tax rate<br />to 21 percent from 35 percent — would result in billions of dollars in new investments and jobs.