The Business Community has spoken. This is not good for the president. No, and trish, this one really unravelled quickly. You think about the timing. Ken fraser, the head of merck, said he stepped aside from the president S Manufacturing council, a couple more ceos followed up after that. Yesterday the president responded in part on twitter by saying, suggesting hey, as they drop out, im able to fill their slots. Today also came the news reports this afternoon that a separate group, the strategy and policy forum, would be disbanding. That group made up of high profile ceos and people in the Business Community. At that point, the president said he was providing both cover. Heres what he wrote. He says rather than putting pressure on the Business People of the Manufacturing Council and strategy and policy forum, i am ending both. Thank you all with this parting message. The Democratic National committee took a victory lap saying these councils disbanded because of trumps failure to lead