U.S. President-elect Donald Trump said on Monday he will withdraw his country from the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade pact on the day he takes office, dealing another blow to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, who views the 12-nation deal as essential to jump-starting Japan's teetering economy.
Trump said that he has asked his transition team to develop a list of executive actions his administration can take on day one "to restore our laws and bring back our jobs." Trump said that his agenda was based on the simple core principle of "putting America first."
"On trade, I am going to issue our notification of intent to withdraw from the Trans-Pacific Partnership, a potential disaster for our country," he said in a brief video message posted on Twitter and Facebook, outlining priorities for his first 100 days in office.