Howard Schultz doesn’t rule out a White House bid upon leaving Starbucks

Published June 5, 2018 6:40pm ET



Howard Schultz, who announced this week he is stepping down as CEO of Starbucks, said Tuesday that he hasn’t completely ruled out a White House run, citing his main concerns with the current administration as “the lack of dignity, lack of respect.”

“There’s a lot of things I can do as a private citizen other than run for the presidency of the United States,” Schultz said in an interview with CNBC. “Let’s just see what happens.”

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