Former Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz said he wasn’t a “messiah” and called left-wing policies espoused by Democratic presidential candidates “fantasy” that will never come to fruition.
The billionaire is mulling an independent bid for the presidency, trying to craft himself as appealing to a vast middle group of Americans fed up with both parties.
“I’m not a messiah,” he told Firing Linehost Margaret Hoover. “I’m one person who loves the country and is deeply, profoundly concerned about the direction we’re going. I do believe that that there are millions of Americans who agree with me from all walks of life that this is a moment in time where the country is on the clock in so many areas.”
“You say you’re not a messiah, but why is it you?” Hoover asked.
“It’s me because I know this is a moment in my life where I feel this is where I’m supposed to be,” he said. “It’s not about destiny. It’s about the courage of my conviction to try and be the leader that I have been in a company I’ve spent the last 18 months thinking with very carefully. I put myself in a position to do this. I funded it myself thus far.”
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