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Trump says will quit Pacific trade deal on day one of presidency

Trump says will quit Pacific trade deal on day one of presidency
November 22, 2016
NEW YORK – 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. Trump also said he would issue a rule cutting government regulations, direct the Labor Department to investigate abuses of visa programs, and cancel some restrictions on energy production, including shale oil and gas and coal. –Reuters