J&J's Alex Gorsky reverses course and jumps ship — just as Trump scuttles top CEO groups
One day after J&J CEO Alex Gorsky publicly committed to staying on President Donald Trump’s manufacturing council, he abruptly reversed course — just as a sudden exodus of executives forced the president’s hand and pushed him to disband two prominent advisory committees.
J&J announced Wednesday afternoon that the president’s position on the deadly Charlottesville confrontation was unacceptable, adding that Gorsky was resigning with immediate effect. But as J&J was putting out their statement, Trump issued his on Twitter.
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