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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsMerck CEO Leaves President's Council Over Trump's Refusal to Disavow His White Supremacist Followers
hatrack
(59,602 posts)Much, much more.
hlthe2b
(102,509 posts)But
PatSeg
(47,741 posts)I'd see the day!
C_U_L8R
(45,035 posts)bdamomma
(63,960 posts)I hope more CEO's do this.
tanyev
(42,669 posts)ProudLib72
(17,984 posts)PearliePoo2
(7,768 posts)That didn't take long. Keep it up asshole, keep digging that hole!
handmade34
(22,759 posts)DT is a very poor excuse for a human being...
smirkymonkey
(63,221 posts)SammyWinstonJack
(44,130 posts)Bengus81
(6,937 posts)Kleveland
(1,257 posts)Acting like the cornered rat that he is.
Acting like he has done no wrong ever, and then biting back ten times as hard.
Moron does not even suffice.
thesquanderer
(12,000 posts)It's a good statement for him to make, but you just know that some white people are thinking, "he's making that statement because he's black" and so aren't given it the same weight as if a white CEO had done the same thing.
Hekate
(91,005 posts)thesquanderer
(12,000 posts)Honeycombe8
(37,648 posts)NastyRiffraff
(12,448 posts)I know I'm not supposed to hate, but god I hate this asshole.
3catwoman3
(24,109 posts)...reaction is possible. Trust your gut.
stevenleser
(32,886 posts)that frustrates you.
JBoy
(8,021 posts)George II
(67,782 posts)* reluctantly and lukewarmly.
Johnny2X2X
(19,254 posts)People don't fully realize that corporate culture in America is largely one where inclusiveness is built in now. Most CEOs realized long ago that diversity and inclusiveness makes companies stronger and more competitive. I'd love to see more CEOs alienate the Fuhrer.
None of this means that there isn't still discrimination and bias throughout corporations, just that they've made huge strides in the last decade or two.
Ligyron
(7,645 posts)At first, they were all for keeping races/cultures apart but, when finally forced to, they soon realized the strength diversity produces.
DAMANgoldberg
(1,278 posts)PearliePoo2
(7,768 posts)There will be plenty of ripples from this and people sitting up taking notice. May the fucking dam burst and start to wash away support from this evil son of a bitch that is BLOTUS.
Lotusflower70
(3,077 posts)That's leadership. Clearly stated and called the enemy out by name.
herding cats
(19,569 posts)My hope is more disassociate themselves from this Trumps regime. Maybe then the GOP will finally take notice of what they've been supporting.
Tanuki
(14,930 posts)He clearly knows what makes America a great nation and what threatens to destroy it.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kenneth_Frazier
..."
Kenneth Frazier was born on December 17, 1954, in North Philadelphia.[1] His father, Otis, was a janitor.[1][2] Frazier has said Thurgood Marshall was one of his heroes growing up.[3]Frazier's mother died when he was twelve years old.[1] He attended Northeast High School. After graduating at age 16, he enteredPennsylvania State University.[3] To make extra money in college, he raised tadpoles and newts and sold them to local stores.[4]
After earning his B.A. from Penn State, Frazier enrolled at Harvard University to study law.[5]He graduated in 1978 with a J.D.[2][5]"... (more)
sunonmars
(8,656 posts)Kleveland
(1,257 posts)Waiting for the closing....
So we can all say:
"That's all folks!!!"
And in all honesty, that is not meant to make light of this horror of a man who is ruining our country.
"It ain't funny McGee"
bullwinkle428
(20,631 posts)JohnnyLib2
(11,212 posts)'
K & R
mahatmakanejeeves
(57,727 posts)Dustin Blitchok , Benzinga Staff Writer
January 27, 2017 4:36pm
A group of more than two dozen CEOs have been tapped by President Donald Trump to create recommendations to grow the American manufacturing sector.
The group convenes at a time when Trump is pledging to cut corporate taxes, slash regulations and also heavily tax companies that outsource manufacturing jobs.
Who are the C-suite occupants selected by the new president? Lets take a look.
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BumRushDaShow
(129,951 posts)(cover of Black Enterprise in 2014)
http://www.blackenterprise.com/career/kenneth-frazier-merck-ceo-profile-success-tips/3/
peggysue2
(10,849 posts)Donald Trump once again proves what a lame excuse he is for a man, let alone a president. Any criticism is met with a twitter version of 'fire & fury,' as Trump blasted Frazier for his resignation.
Any Republican who does not speak out is equally responsible. They own this; they own him and his moral cowardice.
GusBob
(7,286 posts)iluvtennis
(19,905 posts)misogyny, anti immigrant, anti Muslim, anti LGBTQ, etc was all on display during the primaries and the GE.
Gothmog
(145,839 posts)njhoneybadger
(3,910 posts)How does some dumb fuck working at a hot dog stand think this man is inferior to him?
DeminPennswoods
(15,294 posts)It was Fraziers success defending the company against Vioxx that led him to get the CEO job, in 2011.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/matthewherper/2017/08/14/what-you-should-know-about-ken-frazier-the-ceo-who-just-resigned-from-trumps-council/#658932967e01
Ilsa
(61,712 posts)https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/aug/14/donald-trump-kevin-plank-under-armour-quits-advisory-council-charlottesville
The CEOs of pharmaceutical giant Merck, sportswear retailer Under Armour and computer company Intel have all resigned from Trumps 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 USs 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.