With CEOs dropping like flies (3M and Campbell Soup Company most recently), CNBC is reporting that a conference call is under way that is discussing the disbandment of President Trump's Strategic Policy committee.
Bloomberg reports that President Donald Trump’s council of senior business leaders who advise on strategy and policy is said to be disbanding, according to a person familiar with the matter.
The executive council, which is led by Blackstone Group LP’s Stephen Schwarzman, planned to inform the White House Wednesday before making the announcement public, according to the person, who wasn’t authorized to discuss the matter publicly.
The strategy group is one of several the White House convened earlier this year to advise the president.
Several CEOs from a manufacturing council have quit this week, following blowback over Trump’s remarks about racially charged violence in Virginia on Saturday.
This follows the mass exodus of CEOs, most recently 3M and Campbell CEOs.
Inge Thulin, the chairman and CEO of 3M , on Wednesday announced his resignation from President Donald Trump's manufacturing council.
"Sustainability, diversity and inclusion are my personal values and also fundamental to the 3M Vision. The past few months have provided me with an opportunity to reflect upon my commitment to these values," he said in a statement. "I joined the Manufacturing Jobs Initiative in January to advocate for policies that align with our values and encourage even stronger investment and job growth – in order to make the United States stronger, healthier and more prosperous for all people. After careful consideration, I believe the initiative is no longer an effective vehicle for 3M to advance these goals. As a result, today I am resigning from the Manufacturing Advisory Council. At 3M, we will continue to champion an environment that supports sustainability, diversity and inclusion. I am committed to building a company that improves lives in every corner of the world."
And Campbell Soup Company CEO:
NEW: Inge Thulin, Pres. and CEO of 3M, resigns from Trump’s manufacturing council: “We will continue to champion…diversity and inclusion.” http://pic.twitter.com/914A2G2Z9z
— ABC News (@ABC) August 16, 2017
They join Merck CEO Kenneth Frazier, Under Armour's Kevin Plank, Intel's Brian Krzanich, Alliance for American Manufacturing president Scott Paul and AFL-CIO president Richard Trumpka in exiting the council, which is headed by Dow Chemical CEO Andrew Liveris. Thea Lee, former deputy chief of staff of the AFL-CIO, said on Twitter she is quitting the council as well.
Tesla's Elon Musk and Disney's Bob Iger in June dropped out of a strategic and policy forum to the president following his decision to withdraw the United States from the Paris climate accord. Since-ousted Uber CEO Travis Kalanick quit the council in February over employee backlash.
As a reminder, President Trump tweeted yesterday:
"For every CEO that drops out of the Manufacturing Council, I have many to take their place. Grandstanders should not have gone on. JOBS!"
We shall see.
Interestingly VP Pence just made statement confirming he will be returning early from his LatAm trip:
- *PENCE: WILL END TRIP A BIT EARLY AFTER PANAMA VISIT
- *PENCE SAYS HE'S RETURNING TO U.S. TOMORROW FROM LATIN AMERICA
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