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The end of a partnership

Donald Trump has announced that he will end a partnership on his first day as President of the United States. 

Language challenge

Which word that rhymes with 'Trump' do you think goes in this gap:

Trump to ______ the TPP trade deal.

a) pump
b) jump
c) dump

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The story

The US President-elect Donald Trump has said that on his first day in office he will issue an executive action to withdraw from the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal.

In a video message outlining his plans for his first 100 days, he said he would rather negotiate bilateral trade deals that bring jobs and industry back to the United States.

Key words and phrases

pull the plug on something
stop something from continuing or happening

scrap; ditch; dump
stop doing something or get rid of something that is no longer wanted or needed.

renounce
formally say that you no longer support or accept something; formally give something up

a (bath/sink) plug 
a round piece of rubber or plastic that fits into the hole in a sink or a bath

a plug
a part at the end of an electric cord with metal pins that connects the cord to electricity via a socket

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Language challenge - answer

The correct answer is c) Trump to dump the TPP trade deal.

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