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Trump shuts down two advisory bodies after CEO exodus
August 16, 2017 at 13:39
Trump made the announcement on his Twitter account on Wednesday afternoon.
US President Donald Trump announced he is ending the presidential Manufacturing Council and the Strategy & Policy Forum, after several CEOs resigned citing his comments made about the violence in Charlottesville, Virginia over the weekend.
Trump made the announcement on his Twitter account on Wednesday afternoon.
Rather than putting pressure on the businesspeople of the Manufacturing Council & Strategy & Policy Forum, I am ending both. Thank you all!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) August 16, 2017
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