Speaking in front of a darkened ballroom on Thursday, U.S. Chamber of Commerce CEO Suzanne Clark called on executives to be "fearless" in defense of free markets over government control, suggesting that the U.S. must β remain "open to the world, open to the global exchange of talent and goods and ideas and innovation."
The comments by the head of the most powerful U.S. business lobby group could be seen as mild pushback against President Donald Trump, who has βwaded into business mechanics like no other U.S. president.
He has directed the βU.S. to take stakes in tech companies, asserted control of corporate equity structures, imposed tariffs and advanced immigration policies opposed by the Chamber.
This month, several CEOs, including ExxonMobil's Darren Woods and JPMorgan's Jamie Dimon, have also offered temperate critiques of certain Trump agenda items.
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