Abe had put a lot
of personal political capital at stake in beating on the agricultural lobby, and not just the farmers... but the [agricultural] banks, pension
schemes, all the rest, to get support for a US - led TPP deal, and then Trump pulls
out,» Bremmer said, referring to the Trans - Pacific Partnership, a sweeping trade deal, spearheaded by Barack Obama, that Trump
exited days after taking office in January 2017.