Tuesday, the sixth member of President Trump’s Manufacturing Jobs Initiative announced their resignation. Richard L. Trumka, President of the 12.5 million member AFL-CIO, speaking for himself and Thea Lea, tweeted “I cannot sit on a council for a President that tolerates bigotry and domestic terrorism; I resign, effective immediately.” I cannot sit on a council for a President that tolerates bigotry and domestic terrorism; I resign, effective immediately. pic.twitter.com/ip6F2nsoog — Richard Trumka (@RichardTrumka) August 15, 2017 Trumka’s resignation was in response to the President’s press conference today at Trump Tower where Trump appeared to repudiate his remarks Monday condemning the KKK … Continue reading More resignations from Trump Council over Charlottesville response