Intel CEO Brian Krzanich joins exodus from Trump’s business council
New York — Intel’s Brian Krzanich joined Under Armour’s Kevin Plank in becoming the latest chief executives to quit President Donald Trump’s council of US business leaders, as membership on the panel has become enmeshed in the country’s volatile politics after violent riots in Virginia at the weekend. The moves come hours after Merck & Company’s Kenneth Frazier first stepped down from the business council. Plank’s departure is a particularly sharp rebuke to Trump, after the Under Armour executive earlier this year came under fire for commenting that the president was a "real asset" for the country. "I resigned to call attention to the serious harm our divided political climate is causing to critical issues, including the serious need to address the decline of American manufacturing," Intel’s Krzanich said in a company blog post. Plank said in a tweeted statement that "Under Armour engages in innovation and sport, not politics", while Merck’s Frazier said he quit "as a matter of pers...
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