Australian PM says U.S. had ‘right’ to pull out of TPP; Pence promotes ‘America first,’ bilaterals

Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull, standing alongside Vice President Mike Pence, said Saturday that the U.S. had the right to end its participation in the Trans-Pacific Partnership and that “each nation is committed to protecting its economic interests first and foremost,” while Pence reiterated the U.S. “America-first” policy and the administration’s preference for bilateral trade deals. “With great respect to the prime minister’s view and Australia’s view of TPP, the president has made it clear and America has taken steps...