CEO council planned to disband before Trump pulled plug

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A group of business and finance CEOS that advises President Trump was planning to disband in response to Trump’s remarks on the violence in Charlottesville, Va., over the weekend, before Trump announced Wednesday afternoon that he would end the group.

The Strategy and Policy Forum, a different group from the manufacturing council that saw eight resignations and is made up of business leaders such as General Motors CEO Mary Barra and JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon, agreed Wednesday to dissolve.

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