The Latest: U.S. Treasury chief not worried by Davos critics

Protesters holding posters with Donald Trump's portrait saying "You're not welcome" during the demonstration against the upcoming visit of US President Donald Trump at the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, in the streets of Zurich, Switzerland, on Tuesday, Jan. 23, 2018. (Walter Bieri/Keystone via AP)

By Associated Press January 24, 2018 3 min read

DAVOS, Switzerland (AP) – The Latest on the World Economic Forum in Davos (all times local):

10:45 a.m.

U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin has brushed off concerns about a tough reception from globalist critics at the elite World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.

He said Wednesday that “we don’t have to worry about this crowd.”

Mnuchin spoke in the wake of scattered protests and concerns that Trump’s “America First” message could clash with the internationalist throngs in Davos.