Fourth executive walks away from Trump after Charlottesville

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Source: CNN

The president of a manufacturing association has become the fourth executive to walk away from President Trump after he took two days to denounce white supremacy.

Scott Paul, head of the Alliance for American Manufacturing, quit Trump's manufacturing council on Tuesday. He said on Twitter it was "the right thing for me to do."

He joined the CEOs of Merck, Under Armour and Intel, who all left the council Monday. The group, which Trump established in January with about two dozen members, is supposed to meet occasionally to offer the president advice on job growth.

Trump said on Twitter that he has other CEOs ready to step in and that "grandstanders" should not have joined the manufacturing council in the first place.

Read more: http://money.cnn.com/2017/08/15/news/trump-charlottesville-ceos/index.html

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[Rural_Progressive]

1. Holy Rats Jumping off the Sinking Ship, Batman n/t

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2. Except for some per this

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At least seven companies or executives said that they would remain with the council, which was formed in January to advise Trump on manufacturing growth -- a focus of the president's campaign.

General Electric (GE) said the company has "no tolerance for hate, bigotry or racism." But it added that chairman Jeff Immelt would stay on the council because it was important for GE to "participate in the discussion on how to drive growth and productivity in the U.S." Representatives for at least five other companies -- Dow Chemical (DOW), Whirlpool (WHR), Campbell Soup (CPB), International Paper (IP) and Nucor (NUE) -- voiced similar sentiments.

They all released statements that condemned racism or welcomed tolerance. But they also said they'd stay on the council so they could advise the government on ways to strengthen manufacturing.

One other member, Dell, said there was "no change" in how it is "engaging with the Trump administration" on policy issues that affect the company.

http://money.cnn.com/2017/08/15/news/trump-charlottesville-ceos/index.html

[obamanut2012]

3. Who else is on it? I think we need to start tweet-shaming them

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4. Here is the list

http://www.businessinsider.com/trump-manufacturing-council-whos-still-in-2017-8

Original group at the first Drumpf meeting - http://www.businessinsider.com/ceos-met-trump-american-manufacturing-2017-2/#jeff-immelt-chairman-and-ceo-of-general-electric-1