US President Donald Trump has signed an executive order formally withdrawing the US from the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade deal, following through on a promise from his presidential campaign.
The 12-nation trade agreement was Barack Obama’s signature deal, which Trump called a disaster for US manufacturing.
Al Jazeera’s James Bays reports from Washington, DC.
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