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FOX: Former McDonald’s USA CEO on Anti-Trump Rallies: You Don’t Go to Work, You Get Fired
Ed Rensi sides with business owners who fired employees after participating in the ‘Day Without Immigrants’ demonstrations.
Former McDonald’s USA CEO Ed Rensi spoke with FOX Business about his take on the “Day Without Immigrants’ demonstration. Rensi told FOX that he sided with business owners who let employees go.
“If you can’t make products, develop products and deliver products, what good are you?” said Rensi. “If these folks want to make a protest, they want to make a statement—great, I’m all for that, we have freedom of speech in this country, but if you don’t go to work you, get fired. That’s the end of discussion.”
“Frankly I get a little bit concerned because everybody is talking about how Trump’s unhinged,” he said. “The Left in this country is so unhinged, it’s unbelievable. What they are doing in these town hall meetings is stifling discussion, stifling discovery [and] stopping debate,” he said. “I think it’s abhorrent, but business owners must have communication with their employees and make sure that they understand what their values and beliefs are.”
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FollowNick Powills, CFE, founded No Limit Agency in 2008 and serves as Chief Brand Strategist for the Chicago-based firm. No Limit is a full-service communications agency that establishes and elevates brands by bridging Public Relations, Social Media, Marketing, Advertising, Digital, and a lot of creativity, to best strategize well-rounded and successful campaigns for 50+ global franchise brands. By presenting visionary ideas and building real relationships, No Limit is able to create effective media branding strategies to help companies grow. Nick currently leads a staff of writers, media strategists, designers, social media experts and digital producers in an office think-tank where brands are humanized for strong, compelling media stories. Prior to starting No Limit at the age of 27, Nick spent four years working at a franchise PR agency where he mastered the art of building rapport with media outlets and creating newsworthy pitches for earned media placements. He holds a Bachelor of Journalism from Drake University in Iowa.
