1.0In Briefhttps://www.nwprogressive.org/microblogAndrew Villeneuvehttps://www.nwprogressive.org/microblog/author/andrew/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="mYn2y4ylpr"><a href="https://www.nwprogressive.org/microblog/2017/08/go-ahead-ceos-criticize-trump-he-cant-hurt-you/">Go ahead, CEOs. Criticize Trump. He can’t hurt you.</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.nwprogressive.org/microblog/2017/08/go-ahead-ceos-criticize-trump-he-cant-hurt-you/embed/#?secret=mYn2y4ylpr" width="600" height="338" title="“Go ahead, CEOs. Criticize Trump. He can’t hurt you.” — In Brief" data-secret="mYn2y4ylpr" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); /* ]]> */ </script> https://www.nwprogressive.org/microblog/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/APR16-Trump-Versus-Legere.jpeg1024684"The business advisory councils that Trump has put together are exercises in public relations," writes Joe Nocera. "They allow Trump to be seen to be presiding over the kind of serious, successful executives he never was himself. The executives attending these meetings are simply lending their prestige to a president who needs their validation."