Instead of allowing CEOs to continue to resign in the face of his comments yesterday, Trump just tweeted that he’s ending the council altogether:
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
The sixth CEO just resigned from it a few minutes ago.
Trump didn’t waste any time in making this announcement, no doubt to stop the ‘drip drip drip’ of negative press he’s getting over these resignations.
UPDATE:
Apparently these are two councils he’s ending.
BREAKING: Trump disbands two White House business councils, amid criticism from CEOs for remarks on Charlottesville protest.
— The Associated Press (@AP) August 16, 2017