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Former Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz says he's seriously weighing a run for president as an independent

Howard Schultz, former chief executive of the ubiquitous coffee chain Starbucks, teased a potential third-party White House bid on Sunday, drawing condemnation from Democrats who see a threat to their efforts to unseat President Donald Trump.

"I love our country, and I am seriously considering running for president as a centrist independent," Schultz wrote on Twitter.

The businessman, whose

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