Donald Trump vows to quit trade pact and "put America first"
Donald Trump has confirmed he will leave a key trade pact as he defended his worldwide business interests.
The US president-elect released a short video about his plans for his administration, which included the intention to quit the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP).
"I am going to issue a notification of intent to withdraw from the Trans-Pacific Partnership, a potential disaster for our country," Mr Trump said.
"Instead, we will negotiate fair, bilateral trade deals that bring jobs and industry back onto American shores."
Mr Trump said in the video he is assembling a Cabinet made up of "patriots" and that his agenda "will be based on a simple core principle - putting America first".
He repeated a number of his promises for the first 100 days of his administration, including vows to negotiate new trade deals, remove regulations on businesses and establish a five-year ban on executive officials becoming lobbyists.
Notably missing from his promises is his pledge to repeal the Affordable Care Act and his vow to build a southern border wall with Mexico.
The president-elect later appeared to deny that he is using the powers of his future office to benefit his businesses worldwide.
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