CEOs abandon Trump

[brooklynite]

Source: Axios

Tom Donohue — CEO of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, and longtime confidant of Republican presidents — tells Axios that Joe Biden is president-elect, and President Trump "should not delay the transition a moment longer."

What he's saying: "President-elect Biden and the team around him have a wealth of executive branch experience that should allow them to hit the ground running," Donohue said in a statement.

"[W]hile the Trump administration can continue litigating to confirm election outcomes, for the sake of Americans' safety and well-being, it should not delay the transition a moment longer."

Why it matters: Even business leaders who held back at first are now saying Trump needs to move on.

Read more: https://www.axios.com/trump-biden-election-winner-ceos-chamber-of-commerce-1373b274-38c5-40e9-848c-71b85498eafb.html

[tanyev]

1. Surely even right wing business leaders privately admit the Trump chaos is bad for their businesses.

[paleotn]

2. Toast....

Some coup. No military. No business elite. Just a bunch of proles and nuts with barely the sense to tie their shoes.

[irisblue]

3. If the oligarchs moving away from him, rats leaving the ship

[OldBaldy1701E]

7. Yep!

The military are not the only ones who practice that time honored tradition of C.Y.A... Cover Your Ass!

[zentrum]

4. Gee. Didn't know I've been pumping life into

….FRANKENSTEIN!

[BobTheSubgenius]

5. I wonder how much calculation went into the decisions of these CEOs.

I'm sure it was a surge of patriotism that just couldn't be held back.

[SergeStorms]

6. Trump "should not delay the transition a moment longer."

Don't hold your breath, CEOs. Donny isn't finished with his temper tantrum yet. If he can't have the presidency he'll make damned sure he destroys enough of the government, and make things as screwed up as possible for Joe Biden, that Biden will rue the day he ever launched a campaign. That's just the way Donny rolls.

[Grokenstein]

8. CEOs: (ride mad elephant off edge of cliff)

CEOs: (falling down cliff) "We've got to steer this elephant away from the edge of the cliff before it's too--"
(splat)