President Donald Trump officially withdrew the United States from the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade deal on Monday. The move was expected. Even before he announced his candidacy for president 18 months ago, Trump said the trade deal was bad for American workers. The president signed an anti-TPP executive order at the White House, as reporters watched. "We’ve been talking about this for a long time,” Trump said. “A great thing for the American worker, what we just did." During his campaign for the presidency, Trump said some trade deals with other countries cost America jobs. He said they lead employers to move operations outside the United States to save on labor costs. The United States negotiated the TPP during the administration of former President Barack Obama. But the U.S. Congress never approved the trade deal.
Title: Trump Withdraws US from TPP Trade Deal
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