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Trump Says US May Re-enter TPP For 'Much Better Deal'

The U.S. left the deal in January 2017.
Posted at 3:56 PM, Jan 25, 2018
and last updated 2018-01-25 15:56:25-05

President Donald Trump said Thursday he would consider re-entering the Trans-Pacific Partnership if a "much better deal" were on the table.

He told CNBC, "I would do TPP if we were able to make a substantially better deal." And said how the previous deal was structured was "terrible."

As he promised during the campaign, Trump pulled the U.S. out of the trade agreement about a year ago.

But the 11 other countries continued to negotiate.

Including Canada, which wouldn't sign the updated agreement last November but said Tuesday it would commit to a revised version.