Trump
said that on his first day in office, he would issue a notice that the
U.S. is withdrawing from the Trans-Pacific Partnership, negotiated by
outgoing President Barack Obama involving 12 Pacific Rim nations.
He
said he would scrap
regulations on energy production, withdrawing from
trade agreements and investigating all abuses of visa programmes.
“Whether
it’s producing steel, building cars or curing disease, I want the next
generation of production and innovation to happen right here, on our
great homeland: America.
“This
will be creating wealth and jobs for American workers,” Trump says in
the video, his first address since his acceptance speech on election
night.
The president-elect said “Our transition team is working very smoothly, efficiently and effectively.
“Truly
great and talented men and women, patriots indeed are being brought in
and many will soon be a part of our government, helping us to make
America great again”.
He
said he wanted to provide an update on the White House transition and
policy plans for the first 100 days of his administration.
“I’ve
asked my transition team to develop a list of executive actions we can
take on day one to restore our laws and bring back our jobs.
“I
am going to issue a notification of intent to withdraw from the
Trans-Pacific Partnership, a potential disaster for our country; instead
we will negotiate fair, bilateral trade deals.”
Trump
campaigned against the Trans Pacific Partnership and his vow to
withdraw from the deal makes good on those campaign promises.
On
immigration, he said he would direct the Department of Labor to
“investigate all abuses of visa programmes that undercut the American
worker”.
The incoming president also said he would cancel Obama administration rules that limit energy production.
According
to him, he said he would rescind “job-killing” rules on clean coal and
natural-gas production, “creating millions of high-paying jobs”.
“That’s what we want, that’s what we’ve been waiting for,” Trump said.
He
also said he would direct the Department of Defense and the Chairman of
the Joint Chiefs of Staff to come up with plans to protect American
infrastructure from cyber and other attacks.
“These are just a few of the steps we will take to reform Washington and rebuild our middle class.
“I
will provide more updates in the coming days, as we work together to
make America great again for everyone, and I mean everyone,” he said.
Trump has not had a news conference since his election and has made cabinet picks public through press releases.
“The man works 18 hours a day interviewing people and taking calls from all around the world.
“He
will have a press conference in due course and he will make his
announcements for his cabinet,” Trump campaign manager and senior
adviser Kellyanne Conway said.
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