As Merck CEO Resigns From Trump Council, Looking At Charlottesville Reactions05:44

X

Copy the code below to embed the WBUR audio player on your site

<iframe width="100%" height="124" scrolling="no" frameborder="no" src="https://player.wbur.org/hereandnow/2017/08/14/kenneth-frazier-charlottesville-reactions"></iframe>

Copy embed code

Around the country Monday, people continue to react to the events that took place in Charlottesville, Virginia, over the weekend. Merck CEO Kenneth Frazier, a prominent African-American business leader, announced Monday he would step down from President Trump's manufacturing council, saying, "I feel a responsibility to take a stand against intolerance and extremism."

Here & Now's Jeremy Hobson speaks with The Atlantic's Derek Thompson (@DKThomp) about the Frazier news, Trump's response and how large the white supremacist movement is in America today.