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Under Armour, Intel CEOs quit Trump's job council over Charlottesville rally response
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 following Trump's widely criticized response to white nationalists' rally at Charlottesville.
"We remain resolute in our potential and ability to improve American manufacturing," Plank said in a statement. "However, Under Armour engages in innovation and sports, not politics."
Also late Monday, Brian Krzanich, CEO of Intel, said in a company blog post he also had resigned from the manufacturing council.
"I resigned to call attention to the serious harm our divided political climate is causing to critical issues, including the serious need to address the decline of American manufacturing," Krzanich wrote. "Politics and political agendas have sidelined the important mission of rebuilding America’s manufacturing base."
Earlier Monday Merck CEO Ken Frazier announced his intention to step down from the council "as a matter of personal conscience."
Frazier's resignation prompted angry responses from Trump on Twitter. In the morning, Trump tweeted that Frazier's response would give him "more time to lower ripoff drug prices."
Trump stepped up his Twitter criticism of the pharmaceutical giant and Frazier later in the afternoon, hours after his delayed denunciation of specific racist hate groups involved in the weekend's tragedy.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/mone...over-drug-prices-and-u-s-workforce/566999001/
Plank said his company — which makes athletic gear endorsed by players including Stephen Curry of the NBA’s Golden State Warriors and Tom Brady of the NFL’s New England Patriots — joined the council "to have an active seat at the table" for discussions on how to spur manufacturing jobs.
"I am appreciative of the opportunity to have served, but have decided to step down from the council," Plank said. "I love our country and our company and will continue to focus my efforts on inspiring every person that they can do anything through the power of sport which promotes unity, diversity and inclusion."
Under Armour, Intel CEOs quit Trump's job council over Charlottesville rally response
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 following Trump's widely criticized response to white nationalists' rally at Charlottesville.
"We remain resolute in our potential and ability to improve American manufacturing," Plank said in a statement. "However, Under Armour engages in innovation and sports, not politics."
Also late Monday, Brian Krzanich, CEO of Intel, said in a company blog post he also had resigned from the manufacturing council.
"I resigned to call attention to the serious harm our divided political climate is causing to critical issues, including the serious need to address the decline of American manufacturing," Krzanich wrote. "Politics and political agendas have sidelined the important mission of rebuilding America’s manufacturing base."
Earlier Monday Merck CEO Ken Frazier announced his intention to step down from the council "as a matter of personal conscience."
Frazier's resignation prompted angry responses from Trump on Twitter. In the morning, Trump tweeted that Frazier's response would give him "more time to lower ripoff drug prices."
Trump stepped up his Twitter criticism of the pharmaceutical giant and Frazier later in the afternoon, hours after his delayed denunciation of specific racist hate groups involved in the weekend's tragedy.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/mone...over-drug-prices-and-u-s-workforce/566999001/
Plank said his company — which makes athletic gear endorsed by players including Stephen Curry of the NBA’s Golden State Warriors and Tom Brady of the NFL’s New England Patriots — joined the council "to have an active seat at the table" for discussions on how to spur manufacturing jobs.
"I am appreciative of the opportunity to have served, but have decided to step down from the council," Plank said. "I love our country and our company and will continue to focus my efforts on inspiring every person that they can do anything through the power of sport which promotes unity, diversity and inclusion."
