6 key details from Howard Schultz's 2020 White House agenda
As he continues to tease a possible 2020 run, former Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz is about to announce some specifics about how he would govern if elected.
Schultz, who has said he is considering a White House bid but has not yet launched a campaign or exploratory committee, will explain the steps he'd take to fix what he'll call the United States' "crisis of division" during a speech at Miami Dade College on Wednesday, per excerpts obtained by NBC News, CBS News, and The Associated Press.
Here's a look at what Schultz reportedly plans to announce:
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1. Schultz will pledge that as president, he won't sign any legislation that lacks bipartisan support, NBC News reports.
2. Similarly, he'll pledge that he won't nominate any Supreme Court justice who cannot be confirmed by two-thirds of the U.S. Senate. Schultz will argue, per The Associated Press, that "the courts have become yet another battlefield in the ongoing war between Democratic and Republican leaders," saying, "this has to change."
3. He'll promise his Cabinet will consist of "a cross-partisan group" of Democrats, Republicans, and independents, writes CBS News, saying this will be "a group of people in which the ideology is not what is going to be in the room, what's going to be in the room is love of country."
4. Schultz's hypothetical Cabinet will consist of "a greater share of women than any previous president," CBS News reports.
5. Once that Cabinet is in place, Schultz won't "humiliate them on Twitter or make decisions so outrageous that they feel compelled to resign in protest," he'll say. This will be his way of calling out President Trump, per CBS News.
6. Schultz will also lay out a policy agenda that will include "reducing executive authority, getting the federal budget under control, limiting the power of lobbyists and special interests in Washington, and creating independent commissions to replace gerrymandering," NBC News reports.
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Brendan worked as a culture writer at The Week from 2018 to 2023, covering the entertainment industry, including film reviews, television recaps, awards season, the box office, major movie franchises and Hollywood gossip. He has written about film and television for outlets including Bloody Disgusting, Showbiz Cheat Sheet, Heavy and The Celebrity Cafe.
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