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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Lauren Aratani in New York

Will corporate America finally stand up to the Trump administration?

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Donald Trump attends the premiere of Melania at the Kennedy Center in Washington DC on 29 January. Photograph: Brendan Smialowski/AFP/Getty Images

During Donald Trump’s first term, the US’s corporate titans were prepared to literally turn their backs on the president when they disagreed with him. Weeks of growing national anger over deadly immigration crackdowns in the US have highlighted how much has changed.

Publicly, the US’s top CEOs have stayed – mostly – quiet during Trump’s second term, even as his administration has undermined free trade policies, cracked down on the immigration that many businesses relied on, and attacked the Federal Reserve – a pillar of the US’s financial hegemony.

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