Former Starbucks CEO says he might run for president and gets immediately... roasted

Twitter served Schultz a Venti "NOPE."
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Former Starbucks CEO says he might run for president and gets immediately... roasted
But will there be a Starbucks in the White House? Credit: Getty Images

This is what a Venti serving of "NOPE!" looks like.

Former Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz tweeted on Sunday that he's considering a run for the White House as a "centrist independent," whatever that is.

The tweet was part of a coordinated roll-out -- an exclamation point to a coinciding profile of Schultz that aired on Sunday's episode of 60 Minutes. In his chat with Scott Pelley, the 65-year-old white billionaire tried to paint himself as a man for all people.

And it didn't take long for the former coffee exec to get roasted (get it!?!?) by Twitter for that and, well, a whole lot more.

There's more if you care to wade through the nightmare, including plenty of worry that Schultz would split votes away from Democrats as a third-party candidate, as did Ross Perot in 1992 or Ralph Nader in 2000.

As of Monday morning, Schultz's tweet had amassed quite the ratio.

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This reception could be a sign of how people will vote.

Finally, as the whipped cream on top of this shitshow frappuccino, even Donald Trump took a shot at Schultz on Monday morning, responding to the 60 Minutes profile in a typically Trumpian manner.

Welcome to the 2020 presidential race, Howard.

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Marcus Gilmer

Marcus Gilmer is Mashable's Assistant Real-Times News Editor on the West Coast, reporting on breaking news from his location in San Francisco. An Alabama native, Marcus earned his BA from Birmingham-Southern College and his MFA in Communications from the University of New Orleans. Marcus has previously worked for Chicagoist, The A.V. Club, the Chicago Sun-Times and the San Francisco Chronicle.

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