https://www.cnbc.com/2017/08/17/tim-cook-mark-zuckerberg-google-tech-ceos-respond-to-charlottesville-rally.html

A Virginia rally instigated by white nationalists over the weekend has escalated tensions between President Donald Trump and the business community. Many critics have perceived Trump's responses to violence in Charlottesville, Virginia, as equivocating the actions of white supremacists with those protesting racism.

The discord in Washington came amid a growing divide between the administration and Silicon Valley, which have clashed over issues like the environment, immigration and LGBTQ rights. Although tech CEOs did not have the same formal ties to business advisory councils at the White House,many spoke out on the issue this week.