Source: Roger Baird, YAHOO NEWS, 11/22/16


President-elect Donald Trump pledged the US will scrap plans to join the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade deal on his first day in the White House, blowing a hole in the consensus towards greater globalisation. He called the agreement "a potential disaster for our country", in a video message outlining his priorities when he takes up office in January.

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