The top paid CEOs in the country are meeting with President Trump. Is the goal to roll back Dodd-Frank regulations?
With the stock market surging since President Trump taking office, it isn’t a surprise that CEO pay has followed. With low unemployment numbers and an economy that keeps trudging forward, CEOs are facing tremendous downward pay pressure.
And Trump is taking note.
He seems to be following through on pre-campaign promises to revise business regulations Since taking office, he’s met with dozens of the highest paid CEOs in the United States, including Thomas Rutledge of Charter Communications, who grabbed a $98 million compensation bundle according to the The New York Times article on CEO compensation.