There has been no shortage of reaction to former Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz’s declaration that he is seriously considering running — as an independent — for president.
Democrats have warned that he would get President Trump re-elected if he goes through with it. Trump seemed to be baiting him into running, tweeting that he doesn’t have the “guts” to do it. Former Obama adviser David Axelrod tweeted that it would be such a “gift” to Trump that the president should give Starbucks free rent in Trump Tower.
For his part, Schultz believes there is an opening in the middle.
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