This is a strong statement by Mr. Kenneth Frazier. How many times is an American asked to serve on a Presidential Council.

August 14, 2017

By Michael Erman

(Reuters) - Merck & Co Inc Chief Executive Kenneth Frazier (click here) resigned from U.S. President Donald Trump's American Manufacturing Council on Monday, saying he was taking a stand against intolerance and extremism.

Trump denounced neo-Nazis and the Ku Klux Klan as criminals and thugs on Monday, bowing to mounting political pressure after initially saying many sides were to blame after a white-nationalist rally turned deadly in Virginia.

Frazier, who is African-American, is the only CEO so far to leave one of Trump's advisory councils because of his reaction to the violence in Virginia, although the AFL-CIO said it was considering pulling its representative on the committee. Prominent Democrats and Republicans criticized Trump's response to the violence over the weekend....

I hope Mr. Frazier will serve again sometime in the future. It is a real loss to the USA to lose such qualified African Americans from contributing to our policies. I understand Mr. Frazier completely and he has to be true to his morality.

President Obama tried at every turn to bring minority citizens to opportunity during his eight years. Mr. Frazier is one of those important people that brings valuable insight the USA never had before. I look forward to his return sometime in the future.

And on top of the loss of Mr. Frazier, President Trump states he will not give Merck any more time to lower "rip off drug prices." Revenge. Trump uses intimidation and coercion. Amazing. I don't recall Merck being a company with problem drug prices. 

Merk's prices don't look like rip offs to me. Merck supplied vaccines to our Veterans Administration at a cost of $72,900. NOT MILLIONS. (click here) That is only one of the contracts Merck has with the VA (click here).

Our veterans better not suffer because of inferior providers because of Trump's revenge agenda.