Article snippet: Most popular on BostonGlobe.com Based on what you've read recently, you might be interested in theses stories “Rather than putting pressure on the businesspeople of the Manufacturing Council & Strategy & Policy Forum, I am ending both,” the president tweeted. General Electric chairman Jeff Immelt joined the exodus of executives quitting the manufacturing council. GROUND GAME President Trump united the country under a common belief: The president should not have blamed both sides for the bloodshed in Charlottesville. Kat Timpf says she feels threatened but not deterred after a flood of angry responses from viewers to her criticism of President Trump’s statement. “What I just saw,” a visibly stunned Chuck Todd said on MSNBC, “gave me the wrong kind of chills. ‘‘We the people have got to be smarter than this,’’ Carson, a retired neurosurgeon and the only African-American Cabinet member, said. The memorial on Georges Island has been boarded up since June 16, an official said. There are at least 12 organized hate groups in Massachusetts, according to the Southern Poverty Law Center. Reaction President Trump found himself increasingly isolated in a racial crisis of his own making on Wednesday. In a 371-word Facebook post, Margaret McKenna criticized the university’s efforts to reform its board and search for a new president. The firebrand jurist rode a tide of anti-establishment sentiment to secure more votes than the incum... Link to the full article to read more