‘Stay below the radar’: corporate America goes quiet after Trump’s return

Some of the world's most powerful firms have quietly toed the line set by the administration to avoid the president's wrath

From vast protests and all-caps social media posts to acrimonious legislative hearings and pugnacious White House statements, Washington has perhaps never been noisier. But since Donald Trump's return to office, one corner of civil society has been almost eerily quiet.

Those leading corporate America rapidly turned down the volume after the president's re-election. Gone are the days of political and social interventions, highly publicized diversity initiatives and donations to important causes.