Merck CEO Kenneth Frazier is resigning from President Donald Trump's manufacturing council.
"America's leaders must honor our fundamental values by clearly rejecting expressions of hatred, bigotry and group supremacy, which run counter to the American ideal that all people are created equal," Frazier said in a statement.
"As CEO of Merck and as a matter of personal conscience, I feel a responsibility to take a stand against intolerance and extremism."
Frazier is one of the few black CEOs of a major US corporation. He was the only black member of Trump's manufacturing council.
The resignation came after a weekend of violence at a white nationalist and neo-Nazi protest in Charlottesville, Virginia, in which the president did not explicitly condemn the actions of white supremacists.
Trump almost immediately fired back at Frazier, turning the conversation toward .
Merck, a New Jersey-based pharmaceutical giant, is a known for making Gardasil, the vaccine designed to protect against the sexually transmitted infection HPV, as well as the drug credited with helping former President Jimmy Carter get cancer-free.
Frazier had served on the president's American Manufacturing Council along with fellow pharmaceutical CEO Alex Gorsky of Johnson & Johnson.
Lets hear from Witchy .
Every damn day!
Every damn week!
Every damn month!
This President manages to screw something up!
Too bad for our country!
I don't know why ALL of them have not resigned yet. From all indications, the sole purpose of that "council" is to brief the so-called president on what those corporations are doing, and then the so-called president takes credit for the work that they have been doing, and tweets about it. Ford was the last corporation that wised up and called him out on it. They should all WAKE UP!!!!
Trump cannot be shamed. He has no morals only greed and power. sad. weak. Trump also cannot tolerate any dissent or criticism much like babies and dictators.
The so called President, is a very sick ego-maniac. Mr. Merck shows a lot of class, Trump too has a lot of class, all low!!
Mr. Frazier is, indeed, a class act, unlike a certain President. Being CEO of a major pharma company requires numerous balancing act as our laws governing medications both over-the counter and prescription, are complex and the pricing of such is a very mixed bag. Trump is little more than a national disgrace and would do everyone a huge favor by resigning, today. Pence might not be much better, but at least he is rational.
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