Trump says U.S. won’t be ‘taken advantage of anymore.’ Hours later, Pacific Rim nations reach deal on trade without America.

The following article by Ashley Parker was posted on the Washington Post website November 10, 2017:

President Trump said the U.S. would “no longer tolerate chronic trade abuses” during his remarks at the APEC summit in Vietnam on Nov. 10. (Amber Ferguson/The Washington Post)

DANANG, Vietnam — President Trump delivered a fiery speech on trade here Friday, declaring that he would not allow the United States to be “taken advantage of anymore” and planned to place “America first.”

And then, less than 24 hours later, 11 Pacific Rim countries collectively shrugged and moved on without the U.S. Continue reading “Trump says U.S. won’t be ‘taken advantage of anymore.’ Hours later, Pacific Rim nations reach deal on trade without America.”