The Whitehouse web site has posted Presidential Memorandum Regarding Withdrawal of the United States from the Trans-Pacific Partnership Negotiations and Agreement.

It is the policy of my Administration to represent the American people and their financial well-being in all negotations, particularly the American worker, and to create fair and economically beneficial trade deals that serve their interests. Additionally, in order to ensure these outcomes, it is the intention of my Administration to deal directly with individual countries on a one-on-one (or bilateral) basis in negotiating future trade deals. Trade with other nations is, and always will be, of paramount importance to my Administration and to me, as President of the United States.

While listening to various pundits from left and right tell you what President Trump thinks about trade, you might want to read his own words. I am not saying you have to believe his words, but you might find it amusing that what the pundits say he means is not very close to what he has said.

The dog whistle politics that many of the pundits accuse Trump of may be figments of their defective hearing. Only time will tell if some of the crap is coming from Trump’s mouth or some of it is in between the ears of some of the listeners.