Trump disbands CEO councils following resignations
By Reuters
17 August 2017 |
1:32 pm
President Donald Trump abruptly announces Tuesday he is disbanding two business advisory council after multiple CEOs resigned in protest over his response to the violence in Charlottesville, Virginia over the weekend.
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