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Article snippet: Top officials from 11 countries said Friday that they had reached a deal on a trade agreement that does not involve the United States, according to a new report. The Associated Press reports that trade officials from 11 countries have reached an agreement on the “core elements” of the trade deal. Those 11 countries, plus the U.S., signed the Trans-Pacific Partnership in 2016. “Ministers are pleased to announce that they have agreed on the core elements of the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership,” the 11 nations said in a statement. Trump pulled the United States out of the Trans-Pacific Partnership in January shortly after taking office. “We've been talking about this for a long time,” Trump said at the time, adding that leaving the agreement was a “great thing for the American worker.” The remaining 11 countries, all of which border the Pacific Ocean, are Australia, Brunei, Canada, Chile, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Peru, Singapore and Vietnam. Trump had previously blasted the agreement, calling it a “potential disaster for our country” and campaigned on removing the United States from the deal. Former Democratic presidential nominee MORE. Trump faced some Republican blowback for withdrawing the U.S. from the deal, with Sen. MORE (R-Ariz.) calling it “a serious mistake.” -Updated 8:25 p.m. The Hill 1625 K Street, NW Suite 900 Washington DC 20006 | 202-628-8500 tel | 202-628-8503 fax The contents of this site are ©201... Link to the full article to read more