One of the US’s most high-profile African American executives [Kenneth Frazier, chief executive officer of the pharmaceutical giant Merck] quit Donald Trump’s business advisory panel on Monday, citing “a responsibility to take a stand against violence and extremism,” and triggering an almost immediate attack from the president.
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“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.
The Guardian
What a nasty piece of work. He's doubling down on letting the world know he's a white nationalist, alt-right Nazi sympathizer. In case you hadn't already picked up on that.
Draw your own conclusions.Frazier is the fourth business leader to quit Trump’s business panel. The Disney chairman Bob Iger and Tesla chief executive Elon Musk both resigned in June after the president announced he would withdraw the US from the Paris climate agreement.
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Uber’s CEO, Travis Kalanick, became the first executive to quit the council. In February, he announced his resignation following intense criticism from staff and customers over Trump’s immigration executive order.
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Remaining members include Mary Barra, chief executive of General Motors; Jamie Dimon, chairman of JP Morgan; Indra Nooyi, chair and chief executive of Pepsi; Ginni Rometty, chief executive of IBM; and Steven Schwarzman, chief executive of Blackstone.
...but hey, do what you want...you will anyway.
UPDATE 5:00pm: Doubling down or trying to clean up?
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