Top AFL-CIO Officials Step Down from Trump Manufacturing Council After Today’s Presser

Richard Trumka, the President of the AFL-CIO, announced after President Trump‘s presser today that both he and Thea Lee are stepping down from the White House American Manufacturing Council:

I cannot sit on a council for a President that tolerates bigotry and domestic terrorism; I resign, effective immediately. pic.twitter.com/ip6F2nsoog

— Richard L. Trumka (@RichardTrumka) August 15, 2017

Trumka’s announcement is the first since Trump’s presser, which was held after multiple CEOs announced they were stepping down from the council. Trump said earlier today they were “grandstanders.”

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