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Rather than putting pressure on the businesspeople of the Manufacturing Council & Strategy & Policy Forum, I am ending both. Thank you all!
10:14 AM - 16 Aug 2017
Quixote1818
(29,000 posts)August 16, 2017 1:18pm EDT
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Trump shuts down business councils after CEOs quit
After eight executives quit his manufacturing councils in the wake of his Charlottesville comments, Trump just tweeted that he is "ending" both of his advisory councils:
Donald J. Trump
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Rather than putting pressure on the businesspeople of the Manufacturing Council & Strategy & Policy Forum, I am ending both. Thank you all!
workinclasszero
(28,270 posts)I guess.
Go figure.
underpants
(182,959 posts)HAB911
(8,926 posts)mcar
(42,424 posts)Johonny
(20,918 posts)underpants
(182,959 posts)VMA131Marine
(4,158 posts)I guess he figured the manufacturing council was going to disband this afternoon and pre-empted them
awesomerwb1
(4,268 posts)Very obvious damage control. Damn it. Would've been great if Dell was the only idiot left on the council by the end of the day.
Iliyah
(25,111 posts)kiss of death type of asshole.
smirkymonkey
(63,221 posts)KPN
(15,670 posts)MFM008
(19,826 posts)Doesn't like all the RESIGNATIONS.
NightWatcher
(39,343 posts)leftstreet
(36,117 posts)He's doing them a 'favor' apparently - taking off the 'pressure' to decide whether or not to align themselves with a racist
HE'S the one feeling the pressure
Always projecting
MineralMan
(146,339 posts)ismnotwasm
(42,021 posts)Persondem
(1,936 posts)... I'd keep the council and get rid of #BLOTUS