Under Armour quit Trump advisory panel over Charlottesville controversy ( joins Intel & Merck)

[Ilsa]

Under Armour quit Trump advisory panel over Charlottesville controversy

http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-merck-ceo-trump-20170814-htmlstory.html

The chief executive of pharmaceutical giant Merck & Co. publicly resigned from a White House manufacturing council on Monday, declaring he felt “a responsibility to take a stand against intolerance and extremism.”

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The fallout continued Monday night as Kevin Plank, chief executive of athletic equipment maker Under Armour Inc., announced in a tweet that he was stepping down as well “to focus on inspiring & uniting through power of sport.”

He indicated the controversy led to his decision, saying the company “engages in innovation and sports, not politics.”

Intel CEO Brian Krzanich announced that he, too, would step down. “I stand with others for equality and improving US competitiveness,” he tweeted Monday night. Snip

[Ilsa]

1. Kick. NT

[Gothmog]

2. For this thread

Link to tweet

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[Ilsa]

3. That reads like a more original,

perhaps more genuine, reasoning for quitting the panel. Some of the other statements made by people remaining look canned and straight out of the media relations dept.