TPP: Trump tells Kudlow to look into joining

[undergroundrr]

http://www.businessinsider.com/tpp-deal-trump-kudlow-us-back-in-2018-4

President Donald Trump appears to be reversing course on a major multilateral trade deal.

GOP Sen. Ben Sasse, a staunch free-trade advocate, told reporters Thursday that during a White House meeting on Thursday, Trump directed two top economic advisers to reenter negotiations to get the US into the Trans-Pacific Partnership.

The TPP was crafted most extensively by President Barack Obama's administration. The agreement spans 11 countries around the Pacific Rim, including Japan, Australia, Mexico, and Canada. Despite Obama signing the deal in February 2016, Trump yanked the US out of the agreement just two days after his inauguration.

Sasse told reporters that Trump directed National Economic Council Director Larry Kudlow and US Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer to look into getting the US back into the TPP.

"The best thing the United States can do to push back against Chinese cheating now is to lead the other eleven Pacific nations that believe in free trade and the rule of law," Sasse said in a statement after the meeting. "It is good news that today the president directed Larry Kudlow and Ambassador Lighthizer to negotiate US entry into TPP."

The other 11 countries signed a new agreement, called the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership, in March.

Trump originally trashed the TPP during the 2016 campaign, calling it "a rape of our country." But in January, the president suggested that the US could get back into the deal if terms were improved. But many TPP nations said the White House never engaged in serious talks regarding the deal.

The free trade move comes in contrast to a rash of recent protectionist measures Trump has imposed, including tariffs on imports of steel, aluminum, and $50 billion worth of Chinese goods.

Despite Trump's fiery rhetoric and crackdowns, Kudlow also suggested late last week that the president was attempting to find a "coalition of the willing" to take China on over trade. Some lawmakers and experts speculated that the "coalition" could be the TPP nations.

 

[TheCount]

 

[devil21]

LOL. This administration is a giant joke on everyone. The biggest troll job in history.

 

[undergroundrr]

LOL. This administration is a giant joke on everyone. The biggest troll job in history.

Literally. He trolled America over the internet with Twitter. It just blows me away when I think of him standing in a hallway somewhere with his Galaxy S3 typing another one and hitting the send button to Planet Earth.

 

[juleswin]

I am sure if he ever gets back into TPP, he would negotiate the best ever deal for the US. Anyone rememeber how Obama also promised to renegotiate NAFTA and never did?

The good thing about the American voter is that they have a very short memory and/they are very forgiving.

 

[Swordsmyth]

Even if you believe Sasse we won't be getting back in, they won't let us back in and Trump won't agree to any deal they would agree to anyway.

 

[Raginfridus]

Even if you believe Sasse we won't be getting back in, they won't let us back in and Trump won't agree to any deal they would agree to anyway.

Do you know better than The President?!

 

[Zippyjuan]

Do you know better than The President?!

Not even Trump knows. He has to ask Fox first.

Also worth keeping in mind that Trump was speaking at a meeting with Senators at the White House. He regularly tells them things he thinks they want to hear and then does the opposite- the most recent being DACA where he said he would sign any immigration bill they would send to him. When they wrote one, he said he would veto it (it failed to get enough votes anyways).

TPP negotiations have ended so Trump would have to be willing to accept the treaty as it is currently written.

NAFTA negotiations have not been making any progress. Trump said NAFTA negotiations can "take forever" as far as he is concerned. So much for the "Great Negotiator".

 

[Swordsmyth]

Do you know better than The President?!

About what?
I never claimed to know anything, I gave my prediction of what will happen based on my opinions of DJTvsg and the TPP members, I also distrust Sasse.

 

[Anti-Neocon]

I propose that Trump is not actually playing "4D chess", but rather "pigeon chess" (click for Urban Dictionary link).

 

[enhanced_deficit]

If this is true, he could be viewed as one of the biggest flip floppers in rrecent political history.

But to be devil's advocate, is it possible his recent stances/actions on wars,domestic spending and other policies were under duress and not of free will?

Some discussions posted here earlier:

CIA Analyst McGovern: Trump is Deathly Afraid of the Deep State

The Screws Turn on Trump after alleged chemical attack in Douma

 

[Raginfridus]

About what?
I never claimed to know anything, I gave my prediction of what will happen based on my opinions of DJTvsg and the TPP members, I also distrust Sasse.

Fine. Is your prediction better than The President's?!

 

[thoughtomator]

Any TPP he would agree to would bear no resemblance to the existing TPP, other than perhaps the list of participating nations.

This is a brand issue for him. He will not be giving away the farm like previous administrations.

He'll try to negotiate a good faith deal that works for the US as a nation, and if he doesn't get it, he'll walk away.

 

[William Tell]

He will only support the best globalism.

 

[Swordsmyth]

Fine. Is your prediction better than The President's?!

I see no prediction from the president, I see somebody else claiming that the president told two other people to look into something.
I gave my prediction about how it would turn out if it is true.

 

[William Tell]

 

[dannno]

[h=3]Poll: How much trust do you put in current President's promises and statements?[/h]

Ironically, those here who hate Trump the most put the most trust in his promises and statements. But they refuse to vote that way in the poll.

 

[thoughtomator]

Yup, Danno, they can be counted on to fall for the bait every time can't they? Only by being at least somewhat sympathetic to him and understanding the context in which he acts, can one reasonbly predict which statements are bankable and which are discardable.

 

[undergroundrr]

Sincere, non-confrontational question to [MENTION=10908]dannno[/MENTION] and [MENTION=37482]thoughtomator[/MENTION]. Would you characterize him as a liar/dishonest, or would you use some other verbiage to describe how he messages?

 

[dannno]

Sincere, non-confrontational question to @dannno and @thoughtomator. Would you characterize him as a liar/dishonest, or would you use some other verbiage to describe how he messages?

It is ok to lie, a good person can lie in order to deceive dishonest people.

It's sort of like using violence in self-defense.

I keep posting this video, for anybody who wants to understand.