Walmart's C.E.O. Joins Group to Rebuke Trump Over Charlottesville

[DonViejo]

Source: New York Times




By RACHEL ABRAMS and MICHAEL CORKERYAUG. 15, 2017

Walmart’s chief executive issued a strong rebuke of President Trump’s response to the protests that turned violent in Charlottesville, Va., saying the president “missed a critical opportunity to help bring our country together.”

The criticism came in a statement that the retailer’s chief executive, Doug McMillon, emailed to employees Monday evening, which was reviewed by The New York Times. The statement was later posted on a company website.

“As we watched the events and the response from President Trump over the weekend, we too felt that he missed a critical opportunity to help bring our country together by unequivocally rejecting the appalling actions of white supremacists,” he wrote.

Mr. McMillon’s statement came amid a swirl of backlash against the president for what critics viewed as a tepid initial response to violence at last weekend’s rally of white supremacists and right-wing extremists, which left one counterprotester dead. On Monday, the chief executives of Merck, Under Armour and Intel said that they would step down from a presidential advisory council for manufacturing on which they served.



Read more: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/15/business/trump-manufacturing-council.html?_r=0

[Liberty Belle]

1. If he's even lost Walmart, he's sinking faster than the Titanic.

[Binkie The Clown]

2. I still don't like Walmart, and still won't shop there. n/t

[murielm99]

3. I'm with you on that.

I will stick with the local merchants, even if they cost a bit more. I have built so many friendships and relationships by doing this! That is more valuable than saving a few bucks.

[Doreen]

7. Financially, I should be buying from Walmart because I am poor

but I refuse to give them much business and try local merchants as possible. I do buy one thing from Walmart each month. I get cat litter. Yes, it is the least expensive and I like the idea of something from Walmart getting shit on.

[msongs]

4. fortunately for trump the AFL-CIO still supports him nt

[Doreen]

6. Walmart will eventually find a way to get rid of him.

They just need to make it so they look good. The reason they are not saying anything in his defense is because the MOFO's voted for trump!! They are all for trump wanting to take workers rights away saying that they already work the fine line of treating workers as unfairly as possible without breaking the law. They want as many regulations for workers rights taken away as possible to make more money that they really do not need. Walmart is just as evil as our president. If I was actually to say I might hold hate for anything or anyone it would be both Walmart and trump. I know how Walmart works from personal experiences and from watching how they have treated people who are good friends and people who are acquaintances.

[jpak]

8. Walmart et al., can be replaced

so sez Cheeto.

[riversedge]

9. Whow, my head is swirling. That said. Walmart deserves a big THANK YOU

[DesertRat]

10. Still not enough. He has yet to resign from 45's economic advisory council.

Last edited Wed Aug 16, 2017, 01:49 PM - Edit history (1)

Edited: I previously wrote manufacturing council in error.

[ProfessorGAC]

12. He's On It?

I saw the list, but missed him!
Why would Walmart be represented on a manufacturing council?
Retailing isn't manufacturing.

[DesertRat]

13. Oops. I meant he's still on the presidents economic advisory council.

It seems like he wants it both ways, just like the GOP.

[ProfessorGAC]

14. Yeah, I Guess

I still don't know what input they could possibly have on a manufacturing council. They don't actually make anything, they just sell stuff other people make. Like any other retailer.

[ProfessorGAC]

21. Now I See How We Disconnected

Not on the manufacturing council but economic board. I saw, in another thread, of listing of the MFG board. Walmart was not on that list.

We were talking about two different lists. That's how we went sideways.

[Yonnie3]

11. Would he please discontinue the sale of Tiki torches and

prohibit the carrying of weapons on Walmart property?

http://www.newsplex.com/content/news/Police-responded-to-situation-at-Walmart-439913623.html

They were getting torches for their Friday night hate parade.

[Sunlei]

17. wish someone would find out who provided those torches to the protest-a real shitstirrer was it fox?

would have been a bunch or rag-tag random hate groups marching around in the dark, but nooo someone bought & organized 1,000 torches to hand out free to that crowd.

[Yonnie3]

19. It was hundreds not thousands Friday night at UVA

Many were bought at the local Walmart in my link by the marchers. Others brought them with them. The KKK bought them there for their rally a few weeks ago.

[Sunlei]

20. open flames & fuels of any type- other then candles should be banned by protest permits.

[Sunlei]

15. I don't like shopping at walmart but I really like their new 2 day free shipping. local people jobs!

Amazon also, and uber, and places like door dash....all local people delivering those services.

[ProgressiveValue]

16. Rebuke but not resign?

Way to say "let's all pray and move on" Walmart.

[Sunlei]

18. is walmart on presidents little group of 'made in usa' job providers? They are USAs #1 employer.

I don't think they're in that group trump slapped together in haste to make it look like he was doing something.

[ProgressiveValue]

22. I guess I'm wrong. I thought he was on it.

[Sunlei]

23. think Walmart's in another group. trumps group was manufacturing. he promised"factory jobs for all'

Republican's should have told trump they prefer American corps use prison slaves in factories, fishfarms & fire fighting.

Because slaves are paid 20 cents an hour. The 'for profit' prison stocks do much better with the kickbacks from corporations and the 24k a year(taxpayer$$) the states pay 'for profit' prison per prison 'bed'.

trumps soo unfit.