Stephen Colbert and Trevor Noah aren't fans of Howard Schultz's presidential run, but they like the Starbucks jokes

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Former Starbucks Chairman and CEO Howard Schultz just announced he "could be running for president in 2020 — or as they call it at Starbucks, Venti-Venti," Stephen Colbert joked on Monday's Late Show. He wasn't impressed with "centrist independent" Schultz's campaign logo. "Is he running for president or launching a daytime talk show?" Colbert asked. "Also, it's clear Howard Schultz hasn't been to a Starbucks lately, or else that handwriting would read 'Horsefurt Shlutz.'"

"Democrats have their own concerns: Schultz could siphon off Democratic votes and hand Trump a second term," Colbert said, "and Trump knows it, taunting" him to run, calling him dumb, and bragging about the Starbucks in Trump Tower. "Fun fact: Their coffee is Trump's only black tenant," he quipped. "I've got to say to all the billionaires threatening to run for president: No thanks, we're too full for seconds. Billionaires, you need to find new hobbies! Can't Richard Branson just build a day camp for these guys to keep them off the streets?"

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Peter Weber, The Week US
Peter Weber, The Week US

Peter has worked as a news and culture writer and editor at The Week since the site's launch in 2008. He covers politics, world affairs, religion and cultural currents. His journalism career began as a copy editor at a financial newswire and has included editorial positions at The New York Times Magazine, Facts on File, and Oregon State University.