I think people are leaving because the position has no political influence, and the cost of taking PR shrapnel from a disastrous Trump presidency is too high. T

I think people are leaving because the position has no political influence, and the cost of taking PR shrapnel from a disastrous Trump presidency is too high. These business leaders can be assumed to be in it for self-aggrandizing reasons, so if their profiles as business leaders don't increase from this council, and if Trump is toxic to any of their future political designs, there's no better choice than to leave. I don't think people choose to leave these councils particularly because of an ideological red line. If the spoils were good they'd find a way to rationalize it. Such is all of business and politics.