President Obama, speaking at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit on Sunday, said leaders from the region want to move forward with the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade deal.

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"Our partners made clear they want to move forward with TPP," Obama said at a press conference in Peru.

"They would like to move forward with the United States."

But the 12-country trade deal faces an uncertain future in the United States, given that President-elect Donald Trump Donald John TrumpOmar fires back at Trump over rally remarks: 'This is my country' Pelosi: Trump hurrying to fill SCOTUS seat so he can repeal ObamaCare Trump mocks Biden appearance, mask use ahead of first debate MORE campaigned strongly against it.

He’s called it a "terrible deal" and says it would hurt the U.S. economy by moving American jobs to countries with cheaper labor.