Campbell CEO resigns from Trump's manufacturing council, moments after strategic and policy forum di

[mobeau69]

Source: CNBC

Campbell CEO Denise Morrison has resigned from the president's manufacturing jobs initiative.

"Racism and murder are unequivocally reprehensible and are not morally equivalent to anything else that happened in Charlottesville," Morrison said in a statement. "I believe the President should have been – and still needs to be – unambiguous on that point.

"Following yesterday's remarks from the President, I cannot remain on the Manufacturing Jobs Initiative. I will continue to support all efforts to spur economic growth and advocate for the values that have always made America great."

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Read more: https://www.cnbc.com/2017/08/16/campbell-ceo-resigns-from-trumps-manufacturing-council.html

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The last word is "disbands". They're all leaving.

[ck4829]

1. I remember joining in the efforts against the so-called Chrstian Right's boycotts of Campbell

Good to see them coming around.

[VMA131Marine]

2. "No soup for you, Mr President!"

[underpants]

3. Perfect

[mahatmakanejeeves]

4. The members of Trump's main business council are reportedly scrapping the group altogether

The members of Trump's main business council are reportedly scrapping the group altogether

Bob Bryan

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The members of Trump's main business council discussed disbanding the group entirely according to multiple reports.

According to the New York Times' David Gelles, Landon Thomas Jr., and Kate Kelly , the members of the Strategic and Policy Forum held a phone call on Wednesday to discuss the future of the council and their relationship with the White House.

The group hoped to inform the White House before publicly annoucing the decision according to Bloomberg.

The discussion comes two days after the departure of Merck CEO Kenneth Frazier from Trump's manufacturing council, another one of the White House's meetings of business leaders, set off a wave of departures from that group. Frazier and other business leaders cited Trump's muddled response to the violence in Charlottesville, Virginia as the impetus for the exits.

[VMA131Marine]

6. The manufacturing council is meeting this afternoon to discuss the same thing

Hopefully they will also disband or resign en mass.

[mobeau69]

7. CNBC said 8 quit and the forum is disbanding.

Dump's tweet is nothing but a very weak attempt at spinning. This is a major slap in the face for Orange Psycho from the business community.

How sweet it is!

[raven mad]

5. OMG!!

How many does that make? This is just flatly wonderful.

[irisblue]

8. Why it's important for is to be at the table @their website

2 days ago is now a 404 page not found...

[Tanuki]

9. I guess he won't be praising their soup any more....

https://m.

[flibbitygiblets]

13. No, he'll be trash-talking Campbells and others who quit like he always does

The guy from Merck was just fine and dandy for Donald "not a moral bone in my body" Trump. Until he quit in protest. Then suddenly his company is a thieving pack of price-gouging scoundrels!.

It's the old "he hits back harder" yadayada thing that so many idiots seem to admire. Because that's a good role model for our kids.

[VaBchTgerLily]

10. everyone is cutting and running now

[Mr.Bill]

11. All these billionaire CEOs finally figured out

what most of us have known for 40 years. What a bunch of geniuses.

May they all be forever tainted for participating in this bullshit in the first place.

[Arazi]

12. A rift between the business class and Trump is a good thing eom

[bora13]

14. NO Soup for the Nazi

Soup Nazi over and out.

[mobeau69]

15. She put it in a Nutshell...

"Racism and murder are unequivocally reprehensible and are not morally equivalent to anything else that happened in Charlottesville."