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Business leaders who stepped down from Trump council

Ken Frazier, chairman and chief executive officer of Merck speaks, with President Donald Trump at left, during an event to announce a Merck, Pfizer, and Corning joint partnership to make glass containers for medication, in the Roosevelt Room of the White House on July 20, 2017, in Washington. Merck CEO Ken Frazier quit President Trump's manufacturing jobs council on Aug 14, 2017, following the president's widely criticized response to violence that erupted after a neo-Nazi rally in Charlottesville over the weekend.
Ken Frazier, chairman and chief executive officer of Merck speaks, with President Donald Trump at left, during an event to announce a Merck, Pfizer, and Corning joint partnership to make glass containers for medication, in the Roosevelt Room of the White House on July 20, 2017, in Washington. Merck CEO Ken Frazier quit President Trump's manufacturing jobs council on Aug 14, 2017, following the president's widely criticized response to violence that erupted after a neo-Nazi rally in Charlottesville over the weekend.
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Elon Musk, CEO of SpaceX and Tesla, appears during the International Space Station Research and Development Conference on July 19, 2017.
Elon Musk, CEO of SpaceX and Tesla, appears during the International Space Station Research and Development Conference on July 19, 2017.
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Chief International Economist for the AFL-CIO Thea Lee testifies at a U.S. House committee hearing on Impact of Currency Manipulation on U.S. Business and Workers, in Washington, D.C. on May 9, 2007. Economist Thea Lee left President Trump's manufacturing jobs council on Aug 15, 2017.
Chief International Economist for the AFL-CIO Thea Lee testifies at a U.S. House committee hearing on Impact of Currency Manipulation on U.S. Business and Workers, in Washington, D.C. on May 9, 2007. Economist Thea Lee left President Trump's manufacturing jobs council on Aug 15, 2017.
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Scott Paul, Alliance for American Manufacturing. Paul tweeted "I'm resigning from the Manufacturing Jobs Initiative because it's the right thing for me to do." on Aug. 15, 2017.
Scott Paul, Alliance for American Manufacturing. Paul tweeted "I'm resigning from the Manufacturing Jobs Initiative because it's the right thing for me to do." on Aug. 15, 2017.
Alliance For American Manufacturing
Intel chief executive Brian Krzanich delivers the keynote address during the 2016 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. Intel CEO Brian Krzanich stepped down from President Trump's business advisory council late Monday, becoming the third chief executive to cease working with the administration following Trump's response to the white nationalists' rally in Charlottesville, Va.
Intel chief executive Brian Krzanich delivers the keynote address during the 2016 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. Intel CEO Brian Krzanich stepped down from President Trump's business advisory council late Monday, becoming the third chief executive to cease working with the administration following Trump's response to the white nationalists' rally in Charlottesville, Va.
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Richard Trumka, President of the AFL-CIO, speaks during the 2016 Democratic National Convention at Wells Fargo Arena in Philadelphia. "I cannot sit on a council for a President that tolerates bigotry and domestic terrorism; I resign, effective immediately," tweeted Trumka on Aug. 15, 2017.
Richard Trumka, President of the AFL-CIO, speaks during the 2016 Democratic National Convention at Wells Fargo Arena in Philadelphia. "I cannot sit on a council for a President that tolerates bigotry and domestic terrorism; I resign, effective immediately," tweeted Trumka on Aug. 15, 2017.
Robert Deutsch, USA TODAY
Kevin Plank, Founder and CEO of Under Armour is photographed at the Under Armour headquarters in Baltimore, Md on Dec. 14, 2014. Under Armour CEO Kevin Plank said late Monday he's stepping down from President Trump's manufacturing job council, joining Merck and Intel in distancing his company from the administration.
Kevin Plank, Founder and CEO of Under Armour is photographed at the Under Armour headquarters in Baltimore, Md on Dec. 14, 2014. Under Armour CEO Kevin Plank said late Monday he's stepping down from President Trump's manufacturing job council, joining Merck and Intel in distancing his company from the administration.
H. Darr Beiser, USA TODAY
Inge Thulin, the Chairman, President, and CEO of 3M Company, stepped down from the council on Aug. 16. Seen here, Thulin speaks at the Council on Foreign Relations on May 16, 2017, in New York.
Inge Thulin, the Chairman, President, and CEO of 3M Company, stepped down from the council on Aug. 16. Seen here, Thulin speaks at the Council on Foreign Relations on May 16, 2017, in New York.
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Denise Morrison, CEO of Campbell’'s Soup stepped down from the council on Aug. 16, 2017.
Denise Morrison, CEO of Campbell’'s Soup stepped down from the council on Aug. 16, 2017.
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United Technology Corporation CEO Greg Hayes stepped down from the council on Aug. 16. On Feb. 23, 2017, Hayes participated in a meeting between President Trump and manufacturing executives at the White House in Washington.
United Technology Corporation CEO Greg Hayes stepped down from the council on Aug. 16. On Feb. 23, 2017, Hayes participated in a meeting between President Trump and manufacturing executives at the White House in Washington.
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Johnson and Johnson CEO Alex Gorsky stepped down from the council on Aug. 16. He took part in a meeting between President Trump and manufacturing executives at the White House on Feb. 23, 201.
Johnson and Johnson CEO Alex Gorsky stepped down from the council on Aug. 16. He took part in a meeting between President Trump and manufacturing executives at the White House on Feb. 23, 201.
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