The African-American chief executive of pharmaceutical giant Merck
& Co. Inc. resigned from President Donald Trump’s American
Manufacturing Council Monday after the commander-in-chief failed to
condemn white nationalists for deadly violence at a weekend rally in Charlottesville, Va.
“Our country’s strength stems from its
diversity and the contributions made by men and women of different
faiths, faces, sexual orientations and political beliefs. 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,” Merck CEO
Kenneth Frazier said in a statement announcing his departure from the
council.
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