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Article snippet: The CEO of Intel on Monday announced his resignation from President Trump's American Manufacturing Council, becoming the third executive to do so since the violence in Charlottesville, Va. over the weekend. “I resigned to call attention to the serious harm our divided political climate is causing to critical issues, including the serious need to address the decline of American manufacturing,” CEO Brian Krzanich wrote in a blog post. “Politics and political agendas have sidelined the important mission of rebuilding America’s manufacturing base.” Krzanich called for an end to “scoring political points” and said “the current environment must change.” "I have already made clear my abhorrence at the recent hate-spawned violence in Charlottesville, and earlier today I called on all leaders to condemn the white supremacists and their ilk who marched and committed violence.” Krzanich did not mention Trump by name in his post, but his departure from the council comes as the president has faced tough criticism over his response to Charlotttesville. A white nationalist rally in the town descended into violence on Saturday. A man allegedly drove a car into a crowd of peaceful counter-protesters, killing one woman and injuring many others. Trump initially blamed the violence on “many sides,” which sparked criticism, including from many in his own party. On Monday, Trump sought to end the backlash, delivering a statement calling racism “evil” and singling out hate groups, inc... Link to the full article to read more