Ken Frazier, chairman and CEO of Merck, has resigned from the administration's American Manufacturing Council – prompting an angry reaction from President Trump.
Frazier resigned as Trump faced criticism for what many considered his tepid response to the violence in Charlottesville, Va., over the weekend. In a Merck Twitter post, Frazier explained he was leaving the council "as a matter of personal conscience" and "to take a stand against intolerance and extremism."
In the immediate aftermath of Saturday's deadly crash, Trump did not censure the white nationalist groups who spurred it, instead blaming "many sides." But he was quick to lash out at Frazier's action, tweeting, "He will have more time to lower rip off drug prices!"
Frazier resigned as Trump faced criticism for what many considered his tepid response to the violence in Charlottesville, Va., over the weekend. In a Merck Twitter post, Frazier explained he was leaving the council "as a matter of personal conscience" and "to take a stand against intolerance and extremism."
In the immediate aftermath of Saturday's deadly crash, Trump did not censure the white nationalist groups who spurred it, instead blaming "many sides." But he was quick to lash out at Frazier's action, tweeting, "He will have more time to lower rip off drug prices!"
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