It enriched Howard Schultz, its longtime CEO (but not one of its founders), to the tune of billions of dollars such that he is considering running for president in 2020 as an independent. [[Leftist]]s generally oppose such a candidacy by Schultz, in part because it would split the anti-[[Trump]] vote and enable Trump to win easily. | It enriched Howard Schultz, its longtime CEO (but not one of its founders), to the tune of billions of dollars such that he is considering running for president in 2020 as an independent. [[Leftist]]s generally oppose such a candidacy by Schultz, in part because it would split the anti-[[Trump]] vote and enable Trump to win easily. |