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SecularMotion

(7,981 posts) Wed Aug 16, 2017, 01:15 PM Aug 2017

Trumps Council of C.E.O.s in Disarray Following Remarks on Protest

Source: NY Times

President Trump’s main council of top corporate leaders appeared on the verge of disbanding on Wednesday, said people briefed on the matter, following controversial remarks from Mr. Trump on Tuesday when he equated white nationalist hate groups with the protesters opposing them.

Late Wednesday morning, Stephen A. Schwarzman, the chief executive of the Blackstone Group and one of Mr. Trump’s closest confidants in the business community, organized a conference call for members of the president’s Strategic and Policy Forum.

On the call, the chief executives of some of the largest companies in the country were debating how to proceed.

One option under serious consideration was disbanding the forum altogether.

Read more: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/16/business/trumps-council-ceos.html

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Trumps Council of C.E.O.s in Disarray Following Remarks on Protest (Original Post) SecularMotion Aug 2017 OP

Art of the deal breaker Freethinker65 Aug 2017 #1

It might as well be disbanded. According to Richard Trumka, it's never met. The Velveteen Ocelot Aug 2017 #2

Trump is isolating himself from everyone titaniumsalute Aug 2017 #3

Per CNN just now: Trump tweeted that he is disbanding it. The Velveteen Ocelot Aug 2017 #4

No worries, you all will still get your tax cuts n/t hibbing Aug 2017 #5

one thing the dumpster is doing - breaking records for breaking news (breaking things too) NRaleighLiberal Aug 2017 #6

Aint that the damn truth! BumRushDaShow Aug 2017 #7

Freethinker65

(10,023 posts)

1. Art of the deal breaker

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Wed Aug 16, 2017, 01:16 PM

Aug 2017

The Velveteen Ocelot

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2. It might as well be disbanded. According to Richard Trumka, it's never met.

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Wed Aug 16, 2017, 01:16 PM

Aug 2017

titaniumsalute

(4,742 posts)

3. Trump is isolating himself from everyone

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Wed Aug 16, 2017, 01:18 PM

Aug 2017

He always prided himself as a big boy big bidness leader and negotiator. Now he will have an empty room in his Strategic and Policy Forum conference room. He must be seething at the moment. Wonder who will get his wrath and be fired before end of day?