Trump Announces He Dissolved Councils Whose Members had Dissolved the Groups
Business leaders disbanded two CEO councils created by the White House in protest at President Trump’s failure to adequately condemn racism. The actions mark a dramatic break between U.S. companies and a president who has sought close ties with them. We report that on a 45-minute conference call Wednesday, members of the President’s Strategic and Policy Forum decided to dissolve the group; around the same time, the manufacturing council also had a call and decided likewise. Mr. Trump then posted on Twitter that he had dissolved the councils.