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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Callum Jones in New York

‘Stay below the radar’: corporate America goes quiet after Trump’s return

An ‘Invest America’ roundtable discussion with Trump, the CEO of Uber, and others at the White House.
An ‘Invest America’ roundtable discussion with Trump, the CEO of Uber, and others at the White House. Photograph: Brendan Smialowski/AFP/Getty Images

From vast protests and all-caps social media posts to acrimonious legislative hearings and pugnacious White House statements, Washington has perhaps never been noisier. But since Donald Trump’s return to office, one corner of civil society has been almost eerily quiet.

Those leading corporate America rapidly turned down the volume after the president’s re-election. Gone are the days of political and social interventions, highly publicized diversity initiatives and donations to important causes.

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