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Listen to The Closer,e from Harvard Business Review. I'm Sarah Green-Carl. It's clear

that business will be different under President Donald Trump. From calling out

corporate CEOs on Twitter to threatening Mexico with new trade tariffs to withdrawing from the

Trans-Pacific Partnership, the new president is acting on a new economic agenda he

outlined in his inauguration speech.

We will follow two similar speech.

We will follow two simple rules by American and hire American. But it's time for American business leaders to stand up to Donald Trump, according to a

former U.S. Treasury Secretary.

Larry Summers is sharply criticizing Mr. Trump's economic policies, and he says it's time for American

business leaders to speak up about how those protectionist policies undermine

the country's economy and best interests. Summers was interviewed by HPR Editor-in-Chief Adi Ignatius

who started off by asking him exactly how business leaders should speak up.

You have to make a judgment as to how extraordinary this moment is.

I found the pictures of refugees being detained at airports quite extraordinary.

I found the spectacle of the United States bludgining Mexico and talking about building a 60 foot wall with a 2,000 mile length

quite extraordinary. Those who don't find it extraordinary certainly should not speak but I think there are many

who do find it extraordinary and look there are things that can be applauded.

There are many who believe that there are important excesses of regulation

and who can welcome the desire to reduce regulation or to reform corporate taxes. But if you're going to talk

about your civic responsibility, as many business leaders do. If you're going to talk about long-termism

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