With corporate chieftains fleeing, President Donald Trump announced Wed he is ending a duet of advisory concern councils inwards the latest fallout over his remarks close the Charlottesville protests.
"Rather than putting pressure level on the businesspeople of the Manufacturing Council & Strategy & Policy Forum, I am ending both. Thank you lot all!" Trump tweeted inwards a face-saving attempt from his abode at Trump Tower. He was to depart New York later on Wed to furnish to his New Bailiwick of Jersey golf game club.
CEOs began announcing their resignations after Trump's commencement comments close the violence Sabbatum inwards Charlottesville, Virginia, betwixt white supremacists in addition to counter-protesters. The resignations accelerated after he re-emphasized his before remarks in addition to on Tuesday blamed "both sides" for the serial of events that led to the piece of job of a 32-year-old Charlottesville woman.
Standing inwards the foyer of Trump Tower on Tuesday, Trump acknowledged that at that topographic point were "some rattling bad people" alongside those who gathered to protestation Saturday. But he added: "You every bit good had people that were rattling fine people, on both sides.”
Trump's remarks were widely criticized inwards Washington in addition to or then the country.
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