THE TPP - TRUMP MOVES TO PULL THE US OUT OF THE BIG ASIA TRADE DEAL
Julie Pace, AP White House Correspondent
WASHINGTON
(AP) -- Charting a new American course abroad, President Donald Trump
withdrew the United States from the sweeping Trans-Pacific Partnership
on Monday using one of his first actions in office to reject a
centerpiece of Barack Obama's attempts to counter China and deepen U.S.
ties in Asia.
Trump Moves to Pull US
out of the big Asia trade deal
the TPP
Trump's
move on trade aimed to fulfill a central campaign promise even as he
appeared to be fixated on re-litigating the 2016 election.
In
a meeting with congressional leaders on Monday night, Trump claimed
that 3 to 5 million immigrants living in the U.S. illegally voted in the
election, costing him the popular vote, according to a Democratic aide
familiar with the exchange who spoke on condition of anonymity to
discuss the private meeting. There has been no evidence to back up that
claim. (Clinton - IF she received more 'votes' - did so due to money being paid to illegals and non-registered voters added to the Soros vote rigging software. There is NO WAY Clinton could have legally won more votes. FEW even attended her meetings and there was proof provided in the audits of votes for Clinton that proved once again that the names and Social Security numbers of deceased individuals were used over and over across the nation to cast 'votes'. This report on her receiving the popular votes is again PROOF of the false reporting of the MSM.)
Trump's
assertions came in a White House meeting with Democratic and Republican
congressional leaders. They were similar to claims he made on Twitter
in late November that he had won the electoral college in a "landslide"
and "won the popular vote if you deduct the millions of people who voted
illegally." (This assertion by the Trump campaign is true.) Hillary Clinton won the popular vote by nearly 2.9 million
votes despite losing the electoral college. (total BS)
Trump
aimed to make jobs and the economy the focal point of his first few
days in office. He has repeatedly cast the 12-nation trade pact — which
was eagerly sought by U.S. allies in Asia — as detrimental to American
businesses.
"Great thing for the American worker that we just did," Trump said in brief remarks as he signed a notice in the Oval Office.
The
Obama administration spent years negotiating the Pacific Rim pact,
though the mood in Washington on trade soured over time. Obama never
sent the accord to Congress for ratification, making Trump's actions
Monday largely symbolic.
For
Trump, the start of his first full week in office amounted to a reset
after a tumultuous weekend dominated by his and his spokesman's false
statements about inauguration crowds and their vigorous complaints about
media coverage of the celebrations.
While Trump's advisers have long
accepted his tendency to become preoccupied by seemingly insignificant
issues, some privately conceded that his focus on inauguration crowds
was unhelpful on the opening weekend of his presidency.
On
Monday, the new president tried to regroup. He spent the day bounding
from one ornate room of the White House to another for meetings, often
ordering aides to summon journalists from their West Wing workspace at a
moment's notice for unscheduled statements and photo opportunities.
In
addition to his executive action on TPP, Trump signed memorandums
freezing most federal government hiring — though he noted an exception
for the military — and reinstating a ban on providing federal money to
international groups that perform abortions or provide information on
the option. The regulation, known as the "Mexico City Policy," has been a
political volleyball, instituted by Republican administrations and
rescinded by Democratic ones since 1984.
The
actions were among the long list of steps candidate Trump pledged to
take on his opening day as president. But other "Day One" promises were
going unfulfilled Monday, including plans to propose a constitutional
amendment imposing term limits on members of Congress and terminating
Obama's executive actions deferring deportations for some people living
in the U.S. illegally.
Spokesman
Sean Spicer said Monday that Trump intended to follow through on his
proposals, though on a more extended time frame to ensure maximum
attention for each move.
Yet
he appeared to suggest that Trump would not move quickly — or perhaps
at all — to reinstate deportations for young immigrants protected from
deportation under the Obama administration.
Spicer said Trump's focus would be on people in the U.S. illegally who have criminal records or who pose a threat.
"That's
where the priority's going to be, and then we're going to continue to
work through the entire number of folks that are here illegally," he
said.
Spicer
— making his first appearance at the briefing room podium since his
angry tirade against the press on Saturday — also appeared to back away
from Trump's assertion that he could move the U.S. Embassy in Israel
from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem. While presidential candidates have long made
similar pledges, all have abandoned the idea over concerns that
following through would further inflame tensions in the volatile region.
"We
are at the early stages in this decision-making process," Spicer said
of the possible embassy relocation. "If it was already a decision, then
we wouldn't be going through a process."
Spicer
struck a far more conciliatory tone with reporters in Monday's briefing
and attempted to make light of his weekend appearance, which included
multiple inaccurate statements about the inauguration. He conceded that
he was relying on incomplete information when he used public
transportation figures to boast about the crowd size, but stood by his
unverifiable claim that Trump's swearing-in was the most watched in
history, counting internet views as well as TV.
The crowd actually in attendance was clearly smaller than for Obama's 2009 inauguration, though Trump denied that fact.
Monday
was mostly a business day for Trump. The new president, who prefers to
solicit opinions from numerous people before making decisions, huddled
with corporate leaders, including Tesla's Elon Musk and Marillyn Hewson,
and union heads. Eager to show off his new digs, Trump ended both
meetings by bringing his guests in to see the Oval Office.
In
his discussions with executives, Trump warned that he would impose a
"substantial border tax" on companies that move their manufacturing out
of the United States. He reiterated his campaign pledge to lower taxes
for companies that stay in the U.S., as well as for the middle class,
"anywhere from 15 to 25 percent," although he has not been clear on how
he intends to make up for lost tax revenue.
He said of his incentives for businesses, "All you have to do is stay."
In
the evening, Trump hosted a White House reception for lawmakers from
both parties and a separate private meeting with House Speaker Paul Ryan
to discuss Republicans' legislative priorities. His choice for CIA
director, Mike Pompeo, was sworn in by Vice President Mike Pence on
Monday night.
As
Trump pressed forward with executive actions, a legal watchdog group
filed a lawsuit alleging he is violating the so-called emoluments clause
in the Constitution by allowing his business to accept payments from
foreign governments.
The liberal-funded watchdog group Citizens for
Responsibility and Ethics says the clause prohibits Trump from receiving
money from diplomats for stays at his hotels or from foreign
governments for leases of office space in his buildings.
Asked about the suit, Trump said it was "totally without merit."
Later Monday, spokesman Spicer said Trump has left his businesses as promised, handing over control to his two adult sons.
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