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DNC chairman: I hope Howard Schultz runs for president as a Democrat

By Katelyn Caralle
Published January 30, 2019 3:02am ET
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DNC chairman: I hope Howard Schultz runs for president as a Democrat
Perez also called President Trump a "bully" and condemned his frequent weekend visits to his Florida estate. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik) | Andrew Harnik

Democratic National Committee Chairman Tom Perez said he hopes if former Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz enters the 2020 race for president, it will be as a Democrat.

“I have respect for Howard Schultz. If he chooses to get in the race, I hope he gets in in the Democratic Party. We’ll treat him very fairly,” Perez told Fox News Tuesday.

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