Even a Trump counselor resigns

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14 August 2017, 19:00(9 years ago)

Kenneth Frazier, chief executive of American pharmaceutical giant Merck, announced today his resignation from the post as Donald Trump's economic adviser to protest his statement after the apparent violence in Charlotteville. The American “Liders must honor our basic values by clearly rejecting manifestations of hatred, of [...]

The American “Liders must honour our fundamental values by clearly rejecting manifestations of hate, fanaticism and any claim of primacy that denies the aspired American ideal, that all individuals have been created equal”, Frazier reported, in a Twitter post.

“in the role of “Mrck” and the voice of conscience, I consider to be my responsibility to position myself against intolerance and extremism”, Frazier, 62, head of “Mrk” since 2011, continues Atsh.

The violent confrontations between extreme right militants and opponents of this rally marked a dead man Saturday in Charlottesville (Virginia). The U.S. President sparked a controversy by replaying them after violent acts, both camps against each other.