WASHINGTON—President Donald Trump on Tuesday ripped into the four business leaders who resigned from his White House jobs panel — the latest sign that corporate America’s romance with Trump is faltering — after his equivocal response to violence by white supremacists in Charlottesville, Virginia. Article Continued BelowU.S. President Donald Trump speaks alongside Kenneth Frazier, chairman and CEO of Merck, in Feb. 23, 2017. Frazier was the first of four CEOs to resign from Trump's business council after the president's much-criticized response to the violence in Charlottesville — the president of the Alliance for American Manufacturing is the latest to depart. A White House official downplayed the importance of the manufacturing council and a separate policy and strategy forum featuring corporate leaders. So far, the majority of CEOs and business leaders that are sitting on the two major, federal panels, are condemning racism, but say they want to keep their seats at the table.

Source: thestar August 15, 2017 19:21 UTC