Trump says will quit TPP on day one of presidency

Published Mon, Nov 21, 2016 · 11:27 PM

[WASHINGTON] US President-elect Donald Trump released a video on Monday laying out actions he will take on his first day in office on Jan 20, including withdrawing the United States from a Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal.

Mr Trump also said he would issue a rule cutting government regulations, direct the Labor Department to investigate abuses of visa programmes, and cancel some restrictions on energy production, including shale oil and gas and coal.

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