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1. Who is the person advising former Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz to run for president as an independent?
It's Steve Schmidt, John McCain's campaign manager in 2008
Schultz can't win but Schmidt can certainly make a lot of money
It's Steve Schmidt, John McCain's campaign manager in 2008
Schultz can't win but Schmidt can certainly make a lot of money
2. @SteveSchmidtSES has been a vocal critic of Trump. He left the Republican party to become an independent
But Schmidt is also smart enough to know he's doing a big favor to Trump
This is about money, not politics
But Schmidt is also smart enough to know he's doing a big favor to Trump
This is about money, not politics
3. August 2018: "Steve Schmidt's public break from the GOP and quiet departure from his corporate PR gig earlier this summer are fueling speculation in Republican circles that that he’ll advise a presidential bid by his longtime client, former Starbucks chief Howard Schultz"
4. Schmidt: "Howard Schultz is a hell of a man, a hell of a leader. I'm proud to call him a friend, but there's no campaign, and I don’t have anything to tell you."
At the time, Schultz was considering running as a Dem
politico.com/story/2018/08/…
At the time, Schultz was considering running as a Dem
politico.com/story/2018/08/…
5. If you are wondering how Schmidt, who presents himself as an uncompromising opponent of Trump, could be backing a campaign that could help Trump get reelected remember: Schmidt was Dick Cheney's spokesperson
He helped spin torture
This is nothing
He helped spin torture
This is nothing
