Starbucks’ Howard Schultz Slams Trump, Calls Tax Cuts ‘Reckless’

Outgoing chairman calls tax cut ‘reckless’ amid rising debt
Speculation swirls that he could be mulling a presidential bid

Bloomberg’s Karen Weise reports on what’s next for Schultz.(Source: Bloomberg)

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By Craig Giammona

June 5, 2018 at 12:56 PM UTC

Updated on

June 5, 2018 at 1:30 PM UTC

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Howard Schultz sounds a lot like a guy running for office.

The outgoing Starbucks Corp. Chairman -- who has thrust the coffee chain into thorny social issues in recent years and took thinly veiled jabs at Donald Trump during the 2016 election season -- laid out a centrist vision for the U.S. during a television appearance on Tuesday, adding to speculation that he’ll mount a run for the White House in 2020.