Trump said to be reviewing Trans-Pacific Partnership in trade U-turn

Trump flayed the deal as 'one of the worst' during his campaign but is reportedly ordering advisers to take another look

Donald Trump once boasted of killing the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), calling the giant trade pact a "fraud". Now, apparently, he wants in.

During a meeting with Republican senators on Thursday, Trump reportedly asked Larry Kudlow, his national economic council chairman, and the US trade representative Robert Lighthizer to take another look at the pact - a deal he once called Republicans "stupid" for endorsing.

The Trans-Pacific Partnership is an attack on America's business. It does not stop Japan's currency manipulation. This is a bad deal.

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