He has begun pivot from his book tour to more directly promote a possible 2020 run.
By Michael Scherer Michael Scherer National political reporter covering campaigns, Congress and the White House Email Bio Follow March 13 at 2:42 PM Former Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz said Wednesday he would establish an informal partisan veto in Congress if he is elected president, pledging to refuse to sign any bill unless it is supported by members of both parties.
The speech was the first of a series of policy addresses Schultz plans to make in coming weeks to lay out his vision of a post-partisan presidential campaign. His advisers say he has been encouraged by the reception to his book tour over the last six weeks, despite criticism from many Democrats that he could divide the anti-Trump vote, a notion he rejects.
Speaking at Miami Dade College, Schultz promised to nominate only Supreme Court justices who could be confirmed by two-thirds of the Senate, and he challenged Republican and Democratic candidates to join him in this pledge. He said he would fill his cabinet with Democrats, Republicans and Independents, including “a greater share of women than any previous president.”
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