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Ilsa

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41. Two more have quit; silence from donald (they are white):

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Tue Aug 15, 2017, 05:28 AM

Aug 2017

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/aug/14/donald-trump-kevin-plank-under-armour-quits-advisory-council-charlottesville

Three executives have quit Donald Trump’s business advisory panel, throwing it into chaos, in the wake of the president’s failure to immediately denounce white supremacists over a rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, that left one dead and several others injured.

The CEOs of pharmaceutical giant Merck, sportswear retailer Under Armour and computer company Intel have all resigned from Trump’s American Manufacturing Council as pressure mounts for business leaders who aligned themselves with the president to abandon his administration.

Plank quit after Kenneth Frazier, the CEO of pharmaceutical giant Merck and one of the US’s most high-profile African American executives,stepped down from the council on Monday as Trump came under intense criticism for initially failing to condemn white supremacists and neo-Nazi groups following the Charlottesville attack.

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Merck CEO Leaves President's Council Over Trump's Refusal to Disavow His White Supremacist Followers [View all] DemocratSinceBirth Aug 2017 OP

More of this, please! hatrack Aug 2017 #1

Wow...necessary for me to defend part of Big Pharma hlthe2b Aug 2017 #2

I never thought PatSeg Aug 2017 #22

Thank you C_U_L8R Aug 2017 #3

good for him bdamomma Aug 2017 #4

The Cheeto stands alone. tanyev Aug 2017 #5

The Mar-a-Lago manatee tweets ProudLib72 Aug 2017 #6

Oh, good job donald, quickly attacking Ken Frazier! PearliePoo2 Aug 2017 #11

Oh my... handmade34 Aug 2017 #12

What a child! smirkymonkey Aug 2017 #17

Snappy come back. Heh. SammyWinstonJack Aug 2017 #18

He's a black guy,made it much easier from Trump to trash him........n/t Bengus81 Aug 2017 #19

Oh snap! Kleveland Aug 2017 #21

Without taking anything away from Frazier, I want to see some white CEOs doing this. thesquanderer Aug 2017 #24

They have Hekate Aug 2017 #39

Yup, excellent. (n/t) thesquanderer Aug 2017 #42

His response to every "disloyalty" is to attack personally. "Sad!" nt Honeycombe8 Aug 2017 #23

I bet he thinks that's real clever NastyRiffraff Aug 2017 #28

Sometimes, no other... 3catwoman3 Aug 2017 #36

This is the response of an 18-30 month old. Immediately strike out at someone/something stevenleser Aug 2017 #32

The Unwitty 8th Grader. n/t JBoy Aug 2017 #33

Attacked Frazier within seconds, took 48 hours to "attack" * neo-Nazis and the KKK! George II Aug 2017 #37

Bravo Johnny2X2X Aug 2017 #7

Same thing happened in the military. Ligyron Aug 2017 #20

Add Under Armour to that list. DAMANgoldberg Aug 2017 #38

THIS is a BIG deal! PearliePoo2 Aug 2017 #8

There you go Lotusflower70 Aug 2017 #9

Good! herding cats Aug 2017 #10

Bravo Kenneth Frazier! His life is an extraordinary success story. Tanuki Aug 2017 #13

This...... sunonmars Aug 2017 #14

All cartoons must end eventually. Kleveland Aug 2017 #25

As they say on the Stephanie Miller Show, "NOW a warning?!?!?!?!?" bullwinkle428 Aug 2017 #15

Good man doing the right thing. JohnnyLib2 Aug 2017 #16

A CEO Who's Who Of Trump's Manufacturing Council mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2017 #26

Here he is BumRushDaShow Aug 2017 #27

True to form peggysue2 Aug 2017 #29

Be interesting to watch their stock price today GusBob Aug 2017 #30

Love it. Surprised Frazier was ever on Trump's council anyway given Trump's racism, iluvtennis Aug 2017 #31

This is a powerful statement from the chairman of Merck Gothmog Aug 2017 #34

Thank you Mr. Frazier njhoneybadger Aug 2017 #35

Frazier is this guy, too DeminPennswoods Aug 2017 #40

Two more have quit; silence from donald (they are white): Ilsa Aug 2017 #41