Welcome to DU!
The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards.
Join the community:
Create a free account
Support DU (and get rid of ads!):
Become a Star Member
Latest Breaking News
General Discussion
The DU Lounge
All Forums
Issue Forums
Culture Forums
Alliance Forums
Region Forums
Support Forums
Help & Search
General Discussion
Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsHoward Schultz Refuses to Promise He Would Sell His Starbucks Shares if He Runs and Wins
by Caleb Ecarma | Feb 12th, 2019, 11:26 pm
During his town hall on CNN Tuesday night, possible 2020 presidential candidate Howard Schultz dodged the question of whether he would sell his Starbucks shares if he decides to run and ends up winning the upcoming election.
If you run for president, if you become president, Mr. Schultz, will you sell all of your shares in Starbucks? CNNs Poppy Harlow asked Schultz tonight, who responded by joking that were getting way premature with the question. This is my third week since 60 Minutes, he said.
Harlow continued by pressing him on the question, leading Schultz to give typical politician non-answer regarding the sale of his shares:
Uh, I think the best way to say that is that I will do nothing whatsoever to have any conflict of interest between my investments overall or my interests in the company that I love, because I will put the role and responsibility and the accountability for results first if I run for president and Im fortunate enough to win. And that is a promise I make to the American people.
Have you not decided if you would sell all of your shares? the host asked again.
I dont think thats the question. I think there are multiple ways to do this, he responded. No, no, Im not evading the question. There are multiple ways to do this, set up a blind trust, to do lots of things to remove any conflict of interest.
###
https://www.mediaite.com/tv/howard-schultz-refuses-to-promise-he-would-sell-his-starbucks-shares-if-he-runs-and-wins/
InfoView thread info, including edit history
TrashPut this thread in your Trash Can (My DU » Trash Can)
BookmarkAdd this thread to your Bookmarks (My DU » Bookmarks)
5 replies, 452 views
ShareGet links to this post and/or share on social media
AlertAlert this post for a rule violation
PowersThere are no powers you can use on this post
EditCannot edit other people's posts
ReplyReply to this post
EditCannot edit other people's posts
Rec (2)
ReplyReply to this post
5 replies
= new reply since forum marked as read
Highlight:
NoneDon't highlight anything
5 newestHighlight 5 most recent replies
Howard Schultz Refuses to Promise He Would Sell His Starbucks Shares if He Runs and Wins (Original Post)
DonViejo
Feb 2019
OP
ExciteBike66
(2,372 posts)1. If Schultz wins...
I foresee a huge line of Saudis waiting for their triple-mocha-frappa-whatevers....
2naSalit
(86,767 posts)2. The more I hear of this guy
the more he looks/sounds like a hybrid of dipshit and his speech writer, Miller. He needs to crawl back under his rock.
mitch96
(13,924 posts)3. Another billionaire who thinks he's the smartest guy in the room
Like the possible millionaire in the WH...
m
Shell_Seas
(3,335 posts)4. Blind trust? That sounds oddly familiar.
Hey, if we let Trump profit off of the presidency, then why not every schmuck after him, too?
msongs
(67,438 posts)5. why should he have to. if he is no longer an employee or on the board so what if he owns
stocks. do all candidates have to sell every stock they own?