- CEO Kevin PlankThat response was found to be insufficient by Twitter users, who urged Plank to step down from Trump’s council. Their calls were amplified when Frazier resigned from the council on Monday, citing his “responsibility to take a stand against intolerance and extremism”. Trump prompted a firestorm by initially refusing to condemn white supremacists, choosing instead to denounce violence “on all sides”. Politicians from all sides rounded on president Donald Trump for failing to explicitly condemn white supremacy groups. Trump’s lackluster response to the attack in Charlottesville drew widespread criticism, including from members of his own party.

Source: The Guardian August 15, 2017 01:12 UTC