President Trump on Tuesday ripped three top corporate chief executives who resigned from his manufacturing council in protest of his handling of the Charlottesville, Va., violence, calling them "grandstanders” and saying they were embarrassed because they made their products abroad. Trump said on Twitter that "for every CEO that drops out of the Manufacturing Council, I have many to take their place." He then said that "grandstanders should not have gone on" the council, which Trump formed shortly after taking office in January. Kevin Plank, chief executive of Under Armour Inc., and Brian Krzanich, chief executive of Intel Corp., issued statements Monday night that they were stepping down as well. In a statement released Tuesday, Doug McMillon, chief executive of Wal-Mart Stores Inc., criticized Trump’s initial response to the Charlottesville violence.

Source: Los Angeles Times August 15, 2017 16:58 UTC