Here are all the members who left Trump's now-disbanded manufacturing council after Charlottesville
President Donald Trump disbanded his two business councils on Wednesday after a wave of departures from the manufacturing council and a plan to disband his strategy and policy group.
Executives started resigning from Trump's manufacturing council on Monday after the president initially failed to explicitly denounce white nationalists who protested in Charlottesville, Virginia over the weekend.
Here's are all the CEOs and leaders who decided to leave the council because of Trump's response.
Merck CEO Ken Frazier - Monday, 8 a.m.
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Merck CEO Ken Frazier was the first to leave the council following the events in Charlottesville.
"America's leaders must honor our fundamental values by clearly rejecting expressions of hatred, bigotry, and group supremacy, which run counter to the American ideal that all people are created equal," Frazier said in a statement on Monday. "As CEO of Merck, and as a matter of personal conscience, I feel a responsibility to take a stand against intolerance and extremism."
Trump almost immediately fired back, turning the conversation toward drug pricing.
Under Armour CEO Kevin Plank - Monday night
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Plank left on Monday night, even after the president came out with a more explicit statement on Charlottesville that condemned white supremacists.
"I joined the American Manufacturing Council because I believed it was important for Under Armour to have an active seat at the table and represent our industry," Plank said in a statement. "We remain resolute in our potential and ability to improve American manufacturing. However, Under Armour engages in innovation and sports, not politics."
Intel CEO Brian Krzanich - Monday night
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Krzanich announced his departure from the council late Monday night. "I am not a politician," Krzanich said in a statement. "I am an engineer who has spent most of his career working in factories that manufacture the world’s most advanced devices. Yet, it is clear even to me that nearly every issue is now politicized to the point where significant progress is impossible. Promoting American manufacturing should not be a political issue."
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