NEW YORK (AP) — The CEO of the nation’s third largest pharmaceutical company resigned from a manufacturing council that advises President Donald Trump days after racially tinged clashes in Charlottesville, Virginia, citing “a responsibility to take a stand against intolerance and extremism.”
Trump, who is under increasing pressure to explicitly condemn the white supremacist and hate groups involved, lashed out almost immediately Monday at Merck CEO Kenneth Frazier on Twitter, saying that because of the resignation, the pharmaceutical executive “will have more time to LOWER RIPOFF DRUG PRICES!”
Drugmakers have come under closer scrutiny because of rising drug prices, though Merck has not been one of the companies targeted by lawmakers or watchdog groups. Frazier, who is African American, said in a tweet on Monday that the country’s leaders must “honor our fundamental values by clearly rejecting expressions of hatred, bigotry and group supremacy.”
One person was killed in the protests after a car slammed into a crowd and multiple people were injured in that incident and in running clashes between white supremacists and those opposing them. Frazier is not the first executive to resign from advisory councils serving Trump.
Tesla CEO Elon Musk resigned from the manufacturing council in June, and two other advisory groups to the president, after the U.S. withdrawal from the Paris climate agreement. Walt Disney Co. Chairman and CEO Bob Iger resigned from a White House advisory council for the same reason.
The manufacturing jobs council had 28 members initially, but it has shrunk since it was formed earlier this year as executives retire, are replaced, or, as with Frazier, Musk and Iger, resign.
Another petulant malcontent.. remember on your our report cards…”doesn’t work well with others”. Another example of the infectious disease ” afluenza primadonus “. I’m taking my ball and going home , whaaaaaaaa, mommy
“Drugmakers have come under closer scrutiny because of rising drug prices,…”
They SHOULD be under ‘closer scrutiny’ for PEDDLING POISONS!!!
“Frazier, who is African American, said in a tweet on Monday that the country’s leaders must “honor our fundamental values by clearly rejecting expressions of hatred, bigotry and group supremacy.”
In the first place, the ONLY way someone could be an African American is if they INITIALLY came from Africa before becoming an American ‘citizen’ Like Henry, hate that word.). Otherwise, all us white folks should start being called European Americans, RIGHT???
As for this IDIOT Frazier, he’s describing what the ENTIRE so-called ‘government’ is guilty of, as well as their jew masters.
Useless commie TOOL!!!