Three CEOs resign from Trump council over Charlottesville(Reuters) - The chief executives of Intel Corp, Merck & Co Inc and Under Armour Inc resigned from U.S. President Donald Trump’s American Manufacturing Council on Monday, following Trump’s initially tepid response to weekend violence at a rally of white supremacists in Charlottesville, Virginia. "I resigned from the council to call attention to the serious harm our divided political climate is causing to critical issues...," Intel Chief Executive Brian Krzanich said in a blog post. intel.ly/2fFOjAd Kenneth Fraizer, the chief executive of drugmaker Merck and an African-American, said he left the advisory council because of the president’s reaction after the violence between white supremacists and counter protesters. Frazier cited the need to “take a stand against intolerance and extremism.” The AFL-CIO, a federation of labor unions that represent 12.5 million workers, said it was considering pulling its representative on the committee.  After the white nationalist rally turned deadly on Saturday, Trump initially said that many sides were to blame. On Monday, in a statement, Trump denounced neo-Nazis and the Ku Klux Klan as criminals and thugs, bowing to mounting political pressure as critics assailed him for not singling out white supremacists. The CEO of Under Armour, Kevin Plank, announced his resignation from the council in a Twitter posting. “We remain resolute in our potential and ability to improve American manufacturing,” said Plank. “However, Under Armour engages in innovation and sports, not politics.” Plank was criticized last winter by some of Under Armour’s biggest stars over his support of Trump, comments that basketball star Stephen Curry echoed. The demonstration in Charlottesville by hundreds of white nationalists took a deadly turn on Saturday when a car plowed into a group of counter protesters and killed one person. "America's leaders must honor our fundamental views 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 announcing his resignation. (bit.ly/2fFnITM) “As CEO of Merck and as a matter of personal conscience, I feel a responsibility to take a stand against intolerance and extremism,” he said. Trump responded shortly later in a tweet, saying, “Ken Frazier of Merck Pharma has resigned from President’s Manufacturing Council, he will have more time to LOWER RIPOFF DRUG PRICES!” Trump doubled down on his attack later in the day, tweeting that Merck “is a leader in higher & higher drug prices while at the same time taking jobs out of the U.S. Bring jobs back & LOWER PRICES!” The son of a janitor, Frazier joined Merck as general counsel of one of the drugmaker’s subsidiaries in 1992, working his way up to CEO of the company in 2011.  He made his name as the company’s top lawyer, steering it through daunting litigation over Vioxx, its widely used painkiller that was withdrawn in 2004 after being linked to heart attacks.  Many observers thought Merck would eventually have to shell out $10 billion or more to thousands of plaintiffs over the drug’s withdrawal. But Frazier’s legal strategy led to a $4.85 billion settlement in 2007, allowing Merck to refocus on its pipeline of experimental medicines. Merck shares closed up 0.5 percent on the New York Stock Exchange, roughly in line with the wider market. Frazier frequently made political contributions during the 2016 election, donating to both Republican and Democratic members of Congress but making no donations to a presidential candidate during the year.  The political PAC maintained by Merck and funded through donations from Merck employees made over $1.1 million in candidate contributions during the 2016 campaign - but did not contribute to Trump or his Democratic rival, Hillary Clinton, according to documents filed with the Federal Elections Commission.  The Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America, which represents the pharmaceutical industry and lobbies on its behalf in Congress, declined to offer a statement of support for Frazier or to comment on Trump’s reaction.  The industry’s silence comes as Trump is finalizing an executive order on drug prices that would relax industry regulation and contains measures that, some say, would protect existing drug prices or even increase them.  Individually, at least one CEO, John Maraganore of Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, tweeted his support, saying he was “proud to stand with leaders like Ken Frazier.” Other top business leaders also spoke out in response to the violence in Charlottesville. “I support Ken Frazier’s decision. I’m thankful we have business leaders such as Ken to remind America of its better angels,” said Hewlett Packard Enterprises CEO Meg Whitman, who ran for governor of California as a Republican in 2010. Goldman Sachs CEO Lloyd Blankfein tweeted: “Lincoln: ‘A house divided against itself cannot stand.’ Isolate those who try to separate us. No equivalence w/ those who bring us together.” Richard Trumka, president of the largest federation of U.S. labor unions, the AFL-CIO, questioned the council’s effectiveness and said the group was mulling leaving. “The AFL-CIO has unequivocally denounced the actions of bigoted domestic terrorists in Charlottesville and called on the president to do the same,” Trumka said in a statement.  Several executives from top U.S. companies have previously stepped down from a number of presidential advisory councils in protest to Trump policies. Tesla Inc CEO Elon Musk and Walt Disney Co CEO Robert Iger left the President’s Strategic and Policy Forum, a business advisory group, in June, after Trump said he would withdraw from the Paris climate accord. Musk also left the manufacturing council. Former Uber Technologies Inc [UBER.UL] CEO Travis Kalanick quit the business advisory council in February amid pressure from activists and employees who opposed the administration’s immigration policies. The White House said Sunday that Trump’s remarks condemning violence at a white nationalist rally were meant to include the Ku Klux Klan and neo-Nazi groups. Democrats and Republicans criticized Trump for waiting too long to address the violence - his first major domestic crisis as president - and for failing when he did speak out to explicitly condemn white-supremacist marchers who ignited the melee.  Trump on Saturday initially denounced what he called “this egregious display of hatred, bigotry and violence on many sides.” On Sunday, however, the White House added: “The president said very strongly in his statement yesterday that he condemns all forms of violence, bigotry, and hatred, and of course that includes white supremacists, KKK, neo-Nazi, and all extremist groups. He called for national unity and bringing all Americans together.” politicsNews
three ceo resign trump council charlottesville reuters the chief executives intel corp mercy co inc under armour inc resigned president donald trump american manufacturing council monday following trump initially revid response weekend violence rally white supremacists charlottesville virginia i resigned council call attention serious harm divided political climate causing critical issues intel chief executive brian krzanich said blog post kenneth trailer chief executive drugmaker mercy said left advisory council president reaction violence white supremacists counter protesters fraser cited need take stand intolerance the federation labor unions represent million workers said considering pulling representative committee after white nationalist rally turned deadly saturday trump initially said many sides blame on monday statement trump denounced ku flux plan criminals thugs bowing mounting political pressure critics sailed singling white supremacists the ceo under armour kevin plank announced resignation council twitter posting we remain resolve potential ability improve american manufacturing said plank however under armour engages innovation sports plank criticized last winter under armour biggest stars support trump comments basketball star stephen curry echoed the demonstration charlottesville hundreds white nationalists took deadly turn saturday car slowed group counter protesters killed one person america leaders must honor fundamental views clearly rejecting expressions hatred bigotry group supremacy run counter american ideal people created equal fraser said statement announcing resignation as ceo mercy matter personal conscience i feel responsibility take stand intolerance extremism said trump responded shortly later tweet saying ken fraser mercy pharma resigned president manufacturing council time lower runoff drug prices trump doubled attack later day meeting mercy leader higher higher drug prices time taking jobs bring jobs back lower prices the son janitor fraser joined mercy general counsel one drugmaker subsidiaries working way ceo company he made name company top lawyer steering daunting litigation viola widely used painkiller withdrawn linked heart attacks many observers thought mercy would eventually shell billion thousands plaintiffs drug withdrawal but fraser legal strategy led billion settlement allowing mercy focus pipeline experimental medicines mercy shares closed percent new york stock exchange roughly line wider market fraser frequently made political contributions election donating republican democratic members congress making donations presidential candidate year the political pac maintained mercy funded donations mercy employees made million candidate contributions campaign contribute trump democratic rival hillary clinton according documents filed federal elections commission the pharmaceutical research manufacturers america represents pharmaceutical industry lobbies behalf congress declined offer statement support fraser comment trump reaction the industry silence comes trump finalizing executive order drug prices would relax industry regulation contains measures say would protect existing drug prices even increase individually least one ceo john maraganore alnylam pharmaceuticals tweeted support saying proud stand leaders like ken other top business leaders also spoke response violence charlottesville i support ken fraser decision i thankful business leaders ken remind america better angels said rowlett package enterprises ceo meg hitman ran governor california republican goldman sachs ceo lloyd blankfein tweeted lincoln a house divided isolate try separate us no equivalence bring us richard trump president largest federation labor unions questioned council effectiveness said group pulling leaving the unequivocally denounced actions sighted domestic terrorists charlottesville called president trump said statement several executives top companies previously stepped number presidential advisory councils protest trump policies tesla inc ceo elon musk walt disney co ceo robert ger left president strategic policy forum business advisory group june trump said would withdraw paris climate accord musk also left manufacturing council former uber technologies inc ceo travis kalanick quit business advisory council february amid pressure activists employees opposed administration immigration policies the white house said sunday trump remarks condemning violence white nationalist rally meant include ku flux plan groups democrats republicans criticized trump waiting long address violence first major domestic crisis president failing speak explicitly condemn marchers ignited melee trump saturday initially denounced called egregious display hatred bigotry violence many on sunday however white house added the president said strongly statement yesterday condemns forms violence bigotry hatred course includes white supremacists kkk extremist groups he called national unity bringing 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Your task is to classify the provided input as real or fake news. Label 0 is meant for fake news, Label 1 is for real news. TEXT: Three CEOs resign from Trump council over Charlottesville(Reuters) - The chief executives of Intel Corp, Merck & Co Inc and Under Armour Inc resigned from U.S. President Donald Trump’s American Manufacturing Council on Monday, following Trump’s initially tepid response to weekend violence at a rally of white supremacists in Charlottesville, Virginia. "I resigned from the council to call attention to the serious harm our divided political climate is causing to critical issues...," Intel Chief Executive Brian Krzanich said in a blog post. intel.ly/2fFOjAd Kenneth Fraizer, the chief executive of drugmaker Merck and an African-American, said he left the advisory council because of the president’s reaction after the violence between white supremacists and counter protesters. Frazier cited the need to “take a stand against intolerance and extremism.” The AFL-CIO, a federation of labor unions that represent 12.5 million workers, said it was considering pulling its representative on the committee.  After the white nationalist rally turned deadly on Saturday, Trump initially said that many sides were to blame. On Monday, in a statement, Trump denounced neo-Nazis and the Ku Klux Klan as criminals and thugs, bowing to mounting political pressure as critics assailed him for not singling out white supremacists. The CEO of Under Armour, Kevin Plank, announced his resignation from the council in a Twitter posting. “We remain resolute in our potential and ability to improve American manufacturing,” said Plank. “However, Under Armour engages in innovation and sports, not politics.” Plank was criticized last winter by some of Under Armour’s biggest stars over his support of Trump, comments that basketball star Stephen Curry echoed. The demonstration in Charlottesville by hundreds of white nationalists took a deadly turn on Saturday when a car plowed into a group of counter protesters and killed one person. "America's leaders must honor our fundamental views 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 announcing his resignation. (bit.ly/2fFnITM) “As CEO of Merck and as a matter of personal conscience, I feel a responsibility to take a stand against intolerance and extremism,” he said. Trump responded shortly later in a tweet, saying, “Ken Frazier of Merck Pharma has resigned from President’s Manufacturing Council, he will have more time to LOWER RIPOFF DRUG PRICES!” Trump doubled down on his attack later in the day, tweeting that Merck “is a leader in higher & higher drug prices while at the same time taking jobs out of the U.S. Bring jobs back & LOWER PRICES!” The son of a janitor, Frazier joined Merck as general counsel of one of the drugmaker’s subsidiaries in 1992, working his way up to CEO of the company in 2011.  He made his name as the company’s top lawyer, steering it through daunting litigation over Vioxx, its widely used painkiller that was withdrawn in 2004 after being linked to heart attacks.  Many observers thought Merck would eventually have to shell out $10 billion or more to thousands of plaintiffs over the drug’s withdrawal. But Frazier’s legal strategy led to a $4.85 billion settlement in 2007, allowing Merck to refocus on its pipeline of experimental medicines. Merck shares closed up 0.5 percent on the New York Stock Exchange, roughly in line with the wider market. Frazier frequently made political contributions during the 2016 election, donating to both Republican and Democratic members of Congress but making no donations to a presidential candidate during the year.  The political PAC maintained by Merck and funded through donations from Merck employees made over $1.1 million in candidate contributions during the 2016 campaign - but did not contribute to Trump or his Democratic rival, Hillary Clinton, according to documents filed with the Federal Elections Commission.  The Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America, which represents the pharmaceutical industry and lobbies on its behalf in Congress, declined to offer a statement of support for Frazier or to comment on Trump’s reaction.  The industry’s silence comes as Trump is finalizing an executive order on drug prices that would relax industry regulation and contains measures that, some say, would protect existing drug prices or even increase them.  Individually, at least one CEO, John Maraganore of Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, tweeted his support, saying he was “proud to stand with leaders like Ken Frazier.” Other top business leaders also spoke out in response to the violence in Charlottesville. “I support Ken Frazier’s decision. I’m thankful we have business leaders such as Ken to remind America of its better angels,” said Hewlett Packard Enterprises CEO Meg Whitman, who ran for governor of California as a Republican in 2010. Goldman Sachs CEO Lloyd Blankfein tweeted: “Lincoln: ‘A house divided against itself cannot stand.’ Isolate those who try to separate us. No equivalence w/ those who bring us together.” Richard Trumka, president of the largest federation of U.S. labor unions, the AFL-CIO, questioned the council’s effectiveness and said the group was mulling leaving. “The AFL-CIO has unequivocally denounced the actions of bigoted domestic terrorists in Charlottesville and called on the president to do the same,” Trumka said in a statement.  Several executives from top U.S. companies have previously stepped down from a number of presidential advisory councils in protest to Trump policies. Tesla Inc CEO Elon Musk and Walt Disney Co CEO Robert Iger left the President’s Strategic and Policy Forum, a business advisory group, in June, after Trump said he would withdraw from the Paris climate accord. Musk also left the manufacturing council. Former Uber Technologies Inc [UBER.UL] CEO Travis Kalanick quit the business advisory council in February amid pressure from activists and employees who opposed the administration’s immigration policies. The White House said Sunday that Trump’s remarks condemning violence at a white nationalist rally were meant to include the Ku Klux Klan and neo-Nazi groups. Democrats and Republicans criticized Trump for waiting too long to address the violence - his first major domestic crisis as president - and for failing when he did speak out to explicitly condemn white-supremacist marchers who ignited the melee.  Trump on Saturday initially denounced what he called “this egregious display of hatred, bigotry and violence on many sides.” On Sunday, however, the White House added: “The president said very strongly in his statement yesterday that he condemns all forms of violence, bigotry, and hatred, and of course that includes white supremacists, KKK, neo-Nazi, and all extremist groups. He called for national unity and bringing all Americans together.” politicsNews
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TEXT: three ceo resign trump council charlottesville reuters the chief executives intel corp mercy co inc under armour inc resigned president donald trump american manufacturing council monday following trump initially revid response weekend violence rally white supremacists charlottesville virginia i resigned council call attention serious harm divided political climate causing critical issues intel chief executive brian krzanich said blog post kenneth trailer chief executive drugmaker mercy said left advisory council president reaction violence white supremacists counter protesters fraser cited need take stand intolerance the federation labor unions represent million workers said considering pulling representative committee after white nationalist rally turned deadly saturday trump initially said many sides blame on monday statement trump denounced ku flux plan criminals thugs bowing mounting political pressure critics sailed singling white supremacists the ceo under armour kevin plank announced resignation council twitter posting we remain resolve potential ability improve american manufacturing said plank however under armour engages innovation sports plank criticized last winter under armour biggest stars support trump comments basketball star stephen curry echoed the demonstration charlottesville hundreds white nationalists took deadly turn saturday car slowed group counter protesters killed one person america leaders must honor fundamental views clearly rejecting expressions hatred bigotry group supremacy run counter american ideal people created equal fraser said statement announcing resignation as ceo mercy matter personal conscience i feel responsibility take stand intolerance extremism said trump responded shortly later tweet saying ken fraser mercy pharma resigned president manufacturing council time lower runoff drug prices trump doubled attack later day meeting mercy leader higher higher drug prices time taking jobs bring jobs back lower prices the son janitor fraser joined mercy general counsel one drugmaker subsidiaries working way ceo company he made name company top lawyer steering daunting litigation viola widely used painkiller withdrawn linked heart attacks many observers thought mercy would eventually shell billion thousands plaintiffs drug withdrawal but fraser legal strategy led billion settlement allowing mercy focus pipeline experimental medicines mercy shares closed percent new york stock exchange roughly line wider market fraser frequently made political contributions election donating republican democratic members congress making donations presidential candidate year the political pac maintained mercy funded donations mercy employees made million candidate contributions campaign contribute trump democratic rival hillary clinton according documents filed federal elections commission the pharmaceutical research manufacturers america represents pharmaceutical industry lobbies behalf congress declined offer statement support fraser comment trump reaction the industry silence comes trump finalizing executive order drug prices would relax industry regulation contains measures say would protect existing drug prices even increase individually least one ceo john maraganore alnylam pharmaceuticals tweeted support saying proud stand leaders like ken other top business leaders also spoke response violence charlottesville i support ken fraser decision i thankful business leaders ken remind america better angels said rowlett package enterprises ceo meg hitman ran governor california republican goldman sachs ceo lloyd blankfein tweeted lincoln a house divided isolate try separate us no equivalence bring us richard trump president largest federation labor unions questioned council effectiveness said group pulling leaving the unequivocally denounced actions sighted domestic terrorists charlottesville called president trump said statement several executives top companies previously stepped number presidential advisory councils protest trump policies tesla inc ceo elon musk walt disney co ceo robert ger left president strategic policy forum business advisory group june trump said would withdraw paris climate accord musk also left manufacturing council former uber technologies inc ceo travis kalanick quit business advisory council february amid pressure activists employees opposed administration immigration policies the white house said sunday trump remarks condemning violence white nationalist rally meant include ku flux plan groups democrats republicans criticized trump waiting long address violence first major domestic crisis president failing speak explicitly condemn marchers ignited melee trump saturday initially denounced called egregious display hatred bigotry violence many on sunday however white house added the president said strongly statement yesterday condemns forms violence bigotry hatred course includes white supremacists kkk extremist groups he called national unity bringing 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