November 15, 2017

Donald Trump has declared his 12-day Asia tour as a “tremendous success”, claiming that “America is back” as a global leader.

The US president did not take questions from reporters, instead delivering an extended account of his five-nation trip, in which he claimed to have unified the world against the North Korean nuclear weapons programme, paved the way for a “free and open Indo-Pacific”, and insisted on “free and reciprocal” trade relations with the Pacific Rim.

“The days of the United States being taken advantage of are over,” Trump declared in the Diplomatic Room at the White House.

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https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/nov/15/trump-asia-trip-white-house-speech-america