McCain: Trump’s Decision to Withdraw from TPP Was a ‘Terrible One’

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MCCAIN: “The TPP decision I think was a terrible one. A year ago I was in Singapore, asked the prime minister of Singapore, one of the wisest men in Asia, what would happen if we abandon TPP and he says, 'It’s simple, you’ll be finished in Asia.' The Chinese are now negotiating trade agreements. They are now exerting their influence in ways which a few years ago we would never have thought, including this issue of militarizing these islands, in gross violation of all international law. So I hope that General Mattis, who’s widely respected, will go over there and give our friends and allies some courage, but it’s also a part of the world that’s in turmoil. Look at what’s happening in the Philippines today. Our oldest and closest relationship, and now we’ve got a guy that brags about going around and wanting to kill people that he and his police view as drug dealers.”