Former Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz announced this week that he was considering running for president and the Hollywood Resistance unloaded on him.
“I love our country, and I am seriously considering running for president as a centrist independent,” Howard Schultz said in a social media post.
I love our country, and I am seriously considering running for president as a centrist independent.
— Howard Schultz (@HowardSchultz) January 28, 2019
Pop icon and left-wing activist Cher responded to the news by claiming that she might boycott Starbucks.
HOWARD SCHULTZ
SAYS HES”SERIOUSLY
CONSIDERING RUNNING 4 PRESIDENT”.WELL,IM “SERIOUSLY CONSIDERING
NEVER GOING 2 STARBUCKS AGAIN”‼️trump was narcissistic crooked businessman who knew NOTHING about Politics or Being President. DO WE WANT A REPUBLICAN IN🐑🐑CLOTHING⁉️ #BSINDY— Cher (@cher) January 29, 2019
“HOWARD SCHULTZ SAYS HES ‘SERIOUSLY CONSIDERING RUNNING 4 PRESIDENT’. WELL,IM ‘SERIOUSLY CONSIDERING NEVER GOING 2 STARBUCKS AGAIN’‼️ trump was narcissistic crooked businessman who knew NOTHING about Politics or Being President.”
“DO WE WANT A REPUBLICAN IN [sheep’s] CLOTHING?” she also said.
“Nader gave US Bush in 2000. Gore won by over 500K. Would’ve had 15-20 yr. jump on global warming & no 1mil. killed in Iraq. Stein helped give US Trump. Hillary had 3 mil. more votes. Now Schultz wants to give the incompetent criminal moron a 2nd term. Curb your ego! Don’t run!” celebrity activist and director Rob Reiner said.
Nader gave US Bush in 2000. Gore won by over 500K. Would’ve had 15-20 yr. jump on global warming & no 1mil. killed in Iraq. Stein helped give US Trump. Hillary had 3 mil. more votes. Now Schultz wants to give the incompetent criminal moron a 2nd term. Curb your ego! Don’t run!
— Rob Reiner (@robreiner) January 28, 2019
“Hi Howard, I’ll have a Venti Go Fuck Yourself & my name for the cup is “I’m a Dusty Old Billionaire, But Rather Than Retire I’d Like to Guarantee You Can’t Afford Insulin for Your Daughter Betsy,” actor Rob Delaney said.
Hi Howard, I’ll have a Venti Go Fuck Yourself & my name for the cup is “I’m a Dusty Old Billionaire, But Rather Than Retire I’d Like to Guarantee You Can’t Afford Insulin for Your Daughter Betsy.”
— rob delaney (@robdelaney) January 28, 2019
Actor Jeffrey Wright said, “If I were him, I’d just scroll down through these comments and save myself the listening tour trip.”
If I were him, I’d just scroll down through these comments and save myself the listening tour trip. https://t.co/9IXacl1cLi
— Jeffrey Wright (@jfreewright) January 29, 2019
HBO host Bill Maher also chimed in, “Really? The coffee guy wants to be president? Just because you had one profitable insight – people will overpay for coffee – doesn’t mean you can run the world. Govt is a different animal, can we please get a pro in there?”
Really? The coffee guy wants to be president? Just because you had one profitable insight – people will overpay for coffee – doesn't mean you can run the world. Govt is a different animal, can we please get a pro in there?
— Bill Maher (@billmaher) January 28, 2019
Schultz could be entering an already crowded field of far-left candidates, including Sen. Kamala Harris (D-CA), former Mayor of San Antonio Julian Castro, and Democratic Senators Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders.
Check out all the Hollywood stars piling on.
With all due respect, please dont run. You will take precious votes away from the Democrats in the most important election of my lifetime. Remember Ralph Nader. Run as a democrat if you want. We need to beat Trump.
— Mia Farrow (@MiaFarrow) January 28, 2019
I am also mulling a run as a far-left conservative centrist Resocialcratian. https://t.co/Y1FfFaDvsC
— Patton Oswalt (@pattonoswalt) January 28, 2019
Join me & retweet this message to @HowardSchultz:
DON’T run for President. You will not win. You will, however, almost certainly damage our chances of electing a qualified woman or man to replace Trump. And America cannot afford another four years of this catastrophic debacle.— Ken Olin (@kenolin1) January 29, 2019
#DonaldTrump says #HowardSchultz "doesn't have the guts" to run for president. Or is Trump just furious to see an *actual* billionaire running?
— Bette Midler (@BetteMidler) January 29, 2019
Howard Schultz is what this country needs – a rich guy with no governmental experience. Vote Schultz!
— Michael Ian Black (@michaelianblack) January 28, 2019
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