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April 13, 2018

In Reversal, Trump Says U.S. Should Join Trans-Pacific Partnership
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President Trump unexpectedly reversed a signature campaign promise
Thursday, telling a group of state lawmakers he wants the U.S. to rejoin
a massive trade agreement known as the Trans-Pacific Partnership, or
TPP. As a candidate, Trump frequently railed against the TPP, calling it
a "disaster" and a "horrible deal." The trade agreement has faced years
of global public resistance by activists who say free trade deals
benefit corporations at the expense of health and environmental
regulations. Later in the broadcast, we'll speak with Public Citizen's
Lori Wallach about Trump's reversal on the TPP.


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