Trump Will Act on NAFTA, TPP ‘Very Shortly,’ Spokesman Says
- New president won’t wait for confirmation of trade aides
- He’s pledged to withdraw from TPP, renegotiate NAFTA deal
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President-elect Donald Trump won’t wait for Congress to confirm trade officials to act on his promises to withdraw from the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal and give notice he will renegotiate NAFTA, press secretary Sean Spicer said.
Trump will act "very shortly" after his inauguration to fulfill those promises, Spicer told reporters Thursday. Spicer declined to say whether Trump will issue specific executive orders immediately after taking office Friday "versus Monday or Tuesday."