Trump Announces Great American Economic Revival Industry Groups

[mahatmakanejeeves]

STATEMENTS & RELEASES

President Donald J. Trump Announces Great American Economic Revival Industry Groups

ECONOMY & JOBS

Issued on: April 14, 2020

Today, President Donald J. Trump announced many of the esteemed executives, economists, scholars, and industry leaders who together will form various Great American Economic Revival Industry Groups. These bipartisan groups of American leaders will work together with the White House to chart the path forward toward a future of unparalleled American prosperity. The health and wealth of America is the primary goal, and these groups will produce a more independent, self-sufficient, and resilient Nation.

Agriculture

American Farm Bureau Federation – Zippy Duvall
Sysco Corporation – Kevin Hourican
Tyson Foods, Inc. – Dean Banks
Perdue Farms, Inc. – Randy Day
Cargill, Inc. – David MacLennan
Archer-Daniels-Midland Company – Juan Luciano
Corteva Agriscience – Jim Collins
Tractor Supply Company – Hal Lawton
Seaboard Corporation – Steven Bresky
Grimmway Farms – Barbara Grimm
Mountaire Farms – Ronnie Cameron

{snip}

Hospitality

Las Vegas Sands Corp. – Sheldon Adelson
Marriott – Arne Sorenson
Carnival – Micky Arison
Hilton – Christopher Nassetta
Hyatt – Mark Hoplamazian
Wyndham Hotels & Resorts – Geoff Ballotti
Intercontinental Hotels Group – Elie Maalouf
Royal Caribbean – Richard Fain
Norwegian Cruise Lines – Frank Del Rio
Treasure Island Hotels – Phil Ruffin

{snip}

Thought Leaders/Groups

John Allison
Kay Coles James
Condoleezza Rice
Art Laffer
Steve Moore
Steve Forbes
Larry Lindsey
Catherine Reynolds
Jim DeMint
Bill Hagerty
Scott Gottlieb

[underpants]

1. At first I thought this was a joke. Now I see that it is.

Yeah. More meetings. That should help.

Steve Moore???

[Girard442]

2. Well, hallefuckinglujah.

[Walleye]

3. I count 5 women out of 32 names.

Unless Zippy is a woman.

[GeorgeGist]

4. Kindasleezy getting back in the grift?

[Girard442]

5. Suggested additional members:

George Costanza, Seinfeld.

Zap Brannigan, Futurama

Eddie Haskell, Leave It To Beaver

Frank Burns, MASH

Milo Minderbinder, Catch-22

HAL-9000, 2001, A Space Odyssey

The Borg Collective, Star Trek the Next Generation.

Q (also fom STNG)

Khan Noonien Singh, Star Trek, Original Series

Darth Vader Star Wars

Elmer Gantry, Elmer Gantry

On edit: I was thinking about adding Emperor Palpatine, but how many evil monarchs, twisted into repulsiveness by their embrace of the Dark Side, and seeking absolute power do you need, anway?

[lark]

6. Fuck this fascist united list.

Adelson, Rice, Forbes, DeMint, Russian Repugs all who care more about making money than having Americans live. This is just sickening, but truly I expected no better. Not one person from labor or hospitals or health included because they just don't give a shit.

[mahatmakanejeeves]

8. This isn't the entire list. I snipped it for brevity. I left this part, and some others, out:

Healthcare

NewYork-Presbyterian – Jerry Speyer
HCA Healthcare – Sam Hazen
Ascension Health – Joseph R. Impicciche
CommonSpirit Health – Lloyd H. Dean
Community Health Systems – Wayne Smith
Trinity Health – Benjamin Carter
Cardinal Health – Mike Kaufmann
McKesson – Brian Tyler
3M – Mike Roman
Procter & Gamble – David S. Taylor
Abbott Laboratories – Robert Ford
Johnson & Johnson – Alex Gorsky
Merck – Kenneth Frazier
Pfizer – Dr. Albert Bourla
Eli Lilly and Company – Dave Ricks
Thermo Fisher Scientific – Marc Casper
Gilead Sciences – Daniel O’Day
AbbVie – Richard Gonzalez
Regeneron – Leo Schleifer
Biogen – Michel Vounatsos
Roche Diagnostics – Matthew Sause
Anthem – Gail Boudreaux
UnitedHealth Group – David Wichmann
Aetna – Karen Lynch
Cigna – David Cordani
Humana – Bruce Broussard

[machoneman]

10. From what I've read, especially the healthcare group, the folks mentioned....

..are solely in an advisory mode and will not attend group meetings at all. They are afraid of being seen too close to Trump and his camp followers (see Condasleezy, Laffler, et al) when they soon announce ever more crazy ideas on re-starting the economy. Note at the start of Trump's term, he had formed a business council (forget the actual name now) to help with the transition. But, all the leaders fled right as Trumpy stated that both sides (in the right-wing/Nazi flag bearing protest in VA) were equally wrong. The leaders distanced themselves from Trump forever and ever and he quietly shut-down the council for good.

Hey, a 2nd wave of the virus caused directly by opening up too soon would destroy the reputations of the healthcare group and open them and the firms they represent to massive lawsuits. Watch for it and for the alleged leaders in all these phony groups slink away as soon as Trumpy's ego and fiery talk gets going to re-open far too soon and against the advice of Fauci and other real medicos. As we know, he doesn't give two shits about Fauci's objections and will bulldoze anyone to get his way, more deaths be damned.

The other thing many on these lists must be watching is the sliding of Trumpy's approval ratings and how a President Biden and a House and Senate Democratic majority will treat them after Trumpy is gone. They need to be mighty careful or they will end up on new A.G.'s hit list of near-treasonous folks. Bank on it!

[Alacritous Crier]

7. heh...

[BBG]

9. Foundation for a Super Monopoly

Yeah, go big business.