Trump Abandons Plan for Council on Infrastructure
- President nixes council after ending two other business groups
- Executives had started to quit after Virginia controversy
Trump Has Very Little Clout on the Hill, Says Millstein
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President Donald Trump will not move forward with a planned Advisory Council on Infrastructure, a person familiar with the matter said Thursday.
The infrastructure council, which was still being formed, would have advised Trump on his plan to spend as much as $1 trillion upgrading roads, bridges and other public works. Its cancellation follows Trump’s announcement Wednesday that he was disbanding two other business advisory panels.