Administration Walks Back TPP Talk
Larry Kudlow, director of the National Economic Council, on April 17 downplayed the possibility of the U.S. rejoining the Trans-Pacific Partnership, telling reporters it is "more of a thought than a policy" at this point, according to a Bloomberg report…
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(see 1804120027). President Donald Trump previously asked Kudlow to take the lead on re-entering the TPP. Trump later tweeted his dislike of the deal, which he exited on his third day in office in 2017. "While Japan and South Korea would like us to go back into TPP, I don’t like the deal for the United States. Too many contingencies and no way to get out if it doesn’t work. Bilateral deals are far more efficient, profitable and better for OUR workers. Look how bad WTO is to U.S." South Korea is not one of the 11 countries currently in the TPP.