Just before noon he signed an Executive Order formally withdrawing the us from the tra ns pacific partnership. It was a Campaign Promise and a key tenet of his pledge to deglobalise, putting in his words, America First. Our diplomatic editor, mark urban, looks at what trumps first day tells us about a new direction for america. Back to work on a blowy, rainy morning for the people of this city. For the new president , after a weekend of political bluster, a day to demonstrate that the Wind Of Change you porters bluster, a day to demonstrate that the Wind Of Change supporters had voted for had hit the white house. First one is withdrawals from the of the United States from the Trans Pacific partnership. Everyone knows what that means, right . Weve been talking about this for a long time. Mr trump signed three Executive Orders today, stopping a pacific trade deal, freezing governmentjob recruitment, and halting funding for abortion education overseas. That follows an earlier order to hob
do these deals that are favorable to trump but she refuses she pushes that all the brussel so at least trump americal do talk to each other and i think my sense is that trump understands how important their call is. while that may be true it s not always apparent at their 1st joint press conference donald trump did on kill americans the cold shoulder. and the americans who were. going to america maintains an unflappable confidence in situations where her counterpart perhaps a man who was critical of her is attempting to provoke her and i think that what i see the thing in situations like that she grit your teeth and maintains her poise and never appears awkward or ungracious. but her response makes it clear that her counterpart has behaved in a way that wasn t right. not that that s one of the positive traits about america that she stays relaxed she s willing to talk to anybody she doesn t have this male
relationship between the u.s. and germany was shifting the. kind of the times in which we could fully rely on office and not she gone by. the end of the universe is in a certain sense important and meaningful to her it s a sign that must make it all the more painful that relations have now become so strained in the wake of this america 1st policy that this cause us america 1st. which doesn t accord with her own understanding of how politics should operate at all. it s the shades politics as the antithesis of seeking to gain advantage at the expense of others she always seeks to find that balance. she s resisted trump s efforts to split europe trump keeps trying to get marigold to do deals on steel and things and tries to get medical to convince the rest of the europe paean union to
macho persona about her she s a consummate deal maker and she does it without without an ego she doesn t let or ego get in the way she s just trying to get results. and frappes the money where ascended to the presidency with ambitions to be remembered as a staunch defender of a new year. in austria 31 year old sebastien cortes became chancellor another in a new wave of youthful politicians that contrast with the chancellor s daid leadership style. kamber july 2017 at the g 20 summit until america once again sought to win the support of world leaders for existing agreements on free trade and climate protection in vain within just a few weeks donald trump announced that the us was withdrawing from the paris climate accord abandoning global trade deals and imposing tariffs. goes efforts at international cooperation were increasingly meeting closed doors until america
their breakfast. all that venting, even as we re learning for the first time, that the president sent accu accusatory blunt letters to many allies and suggested he s willing to use american troops as bargaining chips to get what he wants from them. i ve got a great panel with me today. first, let me explain why this is so important. simply, it sets the stage for a potentially accra mons ynious n meeting next week. it s no secret the president doesn t like international organization or global trade deals and he has repeatedly said the u.s. is getting the short end of the stick. whether it s the wto, nafta or nato. president trump is adamant the u.s. is paying too much and not getting enough in return. but in the case of nato, it s more than just the global economy at stake. it s global security. right now, the u.s. has tens of thousands of troops stationed abroad, including significant numbers in nato countries like germany, italy and the cult ouk.