Trump succumbs to pressure; condemns racism

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August 15, 2017 - 12:00 AM

In reaction to President Trump’s failure to rebuke white nationalists for the Charlottesville violence, Kenneth C. Frazier, the black CEO of Merck pharmaceuticals, resigned from the president’s American Manufacturing Panel.
“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,” Mr. Frazier posted in a tweet.
Never one to take the high road, Mr. Trump tweeted back, “Now that Ken Frazier of Merck…

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