
Once the United States officially has an orange president come January when President-elect Donald Trump takes office, the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) is officially and effectively done for.
During his election campaign, Trump took a strongly protectionist stance on trade, labelling the TPP — championed by both President Barack Obama and Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong — a "disaster". With Trump's inauguration in January, the TPP doesn't stand a chance at all coming up for vote in Washington.