Uber CEO leaves Trump advisory council

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[ChicagoConservative27]

Uber’s CEO bowed to pressure and quit President Trump’s advisory team on Thursday, according to a memo he sent to his employees.

Travis Kalanick told Uber employees in a private memo that he quit, according to a memo obtained by The Post.

“Earlier today I spoke briefly with the President about the immigration executive order and its issues for our community,” Kalanick wrote to his employees. “I also let him know that I would not be able to participate on his economic council. Joining the group was not meant to be an endorsement of the President or his agenda but unfortunately it has been misinterpreted to be exactly that.”

[ChicagoConservative27]

Another wimp bowing down to PC pressure.

[proust]

well, bye.

[HomerBohn]

Good riddance!

[FlingWingFlyer]

Margaret Thatcher used to call this “going wobbly”.

[Huebolt]

WTF is uber?

[edh]

At the rate that company is burning cash, he did Trump a favor. I don’t mean that to sound like sour grapes ... they’re literally spending cash as if it were nothing.

[M Kehoe]

Methinks Travis should spend more time getting the app/technology right, and worrying about partner compensation, than spending his time elsewhere.

5.56mm

[fortheDeclaration]

I hope Trump supporters stop using uber.

[Parmy]

He wasn’t committed to the cause to begin with.

[TADSLOS]

Joining the group was not meant to be an endorsement of the President or his agenda but unfortunately it has been misinterpreted to be exactly that.”

Translation: "I'm too much of a coward to stand my ground as being a member of the President's economic council on its own merit, so I'm going to quit under pressure from a leftist hate group that adds no redeeming value to the nation."

Got it.

[trublu]

So he admits he’s caving because other people misinterpreted. I know he has a business to protect, but that was wimpy.

[editor-surveyor]

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Uber Stupid!
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[A_Former_Democrat]

I just deleted my account

I’ll arrange for private transportation now rather than use Uber or a Muzzie cabbie

Screw them all

[Nifster]

Don’t like Uber anyway

[Truth29]

A number of cities have been trying to regulate Uber out of business to protect their own cab companies. Now, it is getting harder to decide who to root for.

[SoFloFreeper]

Cutting his own throat.

[Anima Mundi]

I have come to hate the word “community”.

[tomkat]

There are a few other houses around here, but the closest 'community' consists of about 150 dairy cows, 1/4 mile east of here.

we say 'hi' from time to time

[YogicCowboy]

Lyft Uber Alles.