The 48 Frantic Hours Before CEOs Broke With Trump

  • Executives whipsawed by president’s reversal on Virginia clash
  • Trump’s Tuesday news conference proved pivotal for executives

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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Even before President Donald Trump began speaking at Trump Tower on Tuesday afternoon, America’s most prominent CEOs knew they had a problem.