Merck CEO quits Trump council over Charlottesville

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Source: CNN


by Matt Egan @mattmegan5 August 14, 2017: 9:30 AM ET



One of America's most prominent black CEOs quit President Trump's manufacturing council on Monday over Trump's failure to condemn white supremacists.




Kenneth Frazier of Merck said in a statement: "America's leaders must honor our fundamental values by clearly rejecting expressions of hatred, bigotry and group supremacy."

Within minutes, Trump attacked him on Twitter, saying Frazier's resignation will give him "more time to LOWER RIPOFF DRUG PRICES!"

Frazier did not mention the violence in Charlottesville, Virginia, in his statement, but he did say that "as a matter of personal conscience, I feel a responsibility to take a stand against intolerance and extremism."

That appeared to be a reference to Trump's statement over the weekend blaming violence "on many sides" after neo-Nazis and white nationalists clashed with counter-protesters.
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Read more: http://money.cnn.com/2017/08/14/investing/merck-ceo-trump-charlottesville/index.html

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[LonePirate]

1. Every other member of this council needs to resign.

[BumRushDaShow]

2. Just goes to show Drumpf's juvenile impulsive behavior.

But then I suppose since his election funding illegally comes from foreign governments via dark channels, he doesn't care about pissing off his big pharma donors.

[still_one]

3. I aplaud the CEO of Merck for this

[still_one]

4. Kenneth Frazier, CEO of Merck, is not your typical CEO.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kenneth_Frazier

[muriel_volestrangler]

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