Why CEOs Spurned Trump's Business Councils, in Their Own Words

  • President’s comments about neo-Nazis spurred some defections
  • ‘No longer possible to conduct productive discussions’

President Trump dissolved two of his business advisory councils. It came as more CEOs resigned after the president blamed both Neo-Nazis and counter protesters for the deadly violence over the weekend in Charlottesville, Virginia. Bloomberg's Greg Sullivan reports on 'Bloomberg Daybreak: Australia.' (Source: Bloomberg)

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President Donald Trump disbanded his two business advisory councils Wednesday as chief executive officers staged an exodus to protest his response to a white-supremacist rally that turned violent.