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DemocratSinceBirth

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Wed Aug 16, 2017, 01:18 PM Aug 2017

*****BREAKING*****Trump is ending all his Councils. We helped do it !!!









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Rather than putting pressure on the businesspeople of the Manufacturing Council & Strategy & Policy Forum, I am ending both. Thank you all!
10:14 AM - 16 Aug 2017
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*****BREAKING*****Trump is ending all his Councils. We helped do it !!! (Original Post) DemocratSinceBirth Aug 2017 OP
Here is his tweet on this Quixote1818 Aug 2017 #1
They don't want Trump's nazi taint on their companies workinclasszero Aug 2017 #2
:-) underpants Aug 2017 #10
Denise Morrison got out just in time HAB911 Aug 2017 #18
Activism works! mcar Aug 2017 #3
No one talented wants to be part of this shipwreck. Johonny Aug 2017 #4
Twitter underpants Aug 2017 #12
He is taking his ball and going home. VMA131Marine Aug 2017 #5
Correct! awesomerwb1 Aug 2017 #6
t-rump destroys everything he touches Iliyah Aug 2017 #7
So much WINNING!! smirkymonkey Aug 2017 #8
Best laugh/post of the day! KPN Aug 2017 #9
Poor snowflake MFM008 Aug 2017 #11
We will defeat King Baby! NightWatcher Aug 2017 #13
Bullshit. He's taking the 'pressure' off himself! leftstreet Aug 2017 #14
He is taking his ball and going home. So there! MineralMan Aug 2017 #15
Hahahahaha! ismnotwasm Aug 2017 #16
Very nice to hear this!! But if I had to choose... Persondem Aug 2017 #17
Take your (hair)ball and go home, fascist! lindysalsagal Aug 2017 #19
And this old white broad liked the video, too! raven mad Aug 2017 #20

Quixote1818

(28,936 posts)
1. Here is his tweet on this
Wed Aug 16, 2017, 01:19 PM
Aug 2017

August 16, 2017 1:18pm EDT
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Trump shuts down business councils after CEOs quit
After eight executives quit his manufacturing councils in the wake of his Charlottesville comments, Trump just tweeted that he is "ending" both of his advisory councils:

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Rather than putting pressure on the businesspeople of the Manufacturing Council & Strategy & Policy Forum, I am ending both. Thank you all!

VMA131Marine

(4,139 posts)
5. He is taking his ball and going home.
Wed Aug 16, 2017, 01:20 PM
Aug 2017

I guess he figured the manufacturing council was going to disband this afternoon and pre-empted them

awesomerwb1

(4,268 posts)
6. Correct!
Wed Aug 16, 2017, 01:22 PM
Aug 2017

Very obvious damage control. Damn it. Would've been great if Dell was the only idiot left on the council by the end of the day.

leftstreet

(36,108 posts)
14. Bullshit. He's taking the 'pressure' off himself!
Wed Aug 16, 2017, 01:38 PM
Aug 2017

He's doing them a 'favor' apparently - taking off the 'pressure' to decide whether or not to align themselves with a racist

HE'S the one feeling the pressure

Always projecting

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