"I personally think President Trump will be very much like chairman of the corporation Trump is. In the end, he's a flexible business guy, he's going to realise he's got a role to play, he's going to realise the US has shown global leadership for a long time and I think he's going to get into office and do that.'' Mr Key said the Apec countries should not fall into "tremendous despair'' because of Trump's election and completely give up. He said the TPP leaders had to send a strong message that free trade worked, and they believed in it, and would go ahead with or without Mr Trump. Mr Key further ramped up his warnings that the US would be out in the cold.

Source: Otago Daily Times November 19, 2016 22:14 UTC