President Trump signs order to withdraw from Trans-Pacific Partnership

President Trump began recasting America’s role in the global economy, canceling an agreement for a sweeping trade deal with Asia as one of his first official White House actions. After meeting with business executives to discuss the US manufacturing industry, President Trump headed to the Oval Office to sign an executive order formally ending the United States’ participation in the Trans-Pacific Partnership. The move was largely symbolic -- the deal was unlikely to make it through Congress -- but it served to signal that President Trump’s tough talk on trade during the campaign will carry over to his new administration.