CEOs step into the breach
Jan 22, 2021
3 minutes
By Eben Shapiro
The View is reported by Leslie Dickstein, Mariah Espada, Barbara Maddux, Ciara Nugent and Simmone Shah
For decades, American CEOs studiously avoided wading into controversial issues of the day. There was no possible upside, only risk. But the apolitical CEO is one of the many norms shattered by President Donald Trump. The 45th President has made it acceptable—and now necessary—for corporate leaders to be more outspoken.
It’s sort of a no-brainer to speak out, as National Association of Manufacturers president and CEO Jay
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