Schultz is facing backlash from both establishment Democrats and the wider left-wing camp after he told 60 Minutes’ Scott Pelley on Sunday that he was “seriously thinking of running for president as a centrist independent.”
Schultz is facing backlash from both establishment Democrats and the wider left-wing camp after he told 60 Minutes' Scott Pelley on Sunday that he was "seriously thinking of running for president as a centrist independent." Schultz, a lifelong Democrat, has thrown his weight behind many anti-Trump causes - such as hiring 10,000 refugees in response to President Donald Trump's "Muslim ban". But the announcement has ruffled feathers with many in the anti-Trump crowd, who have now turned against him.
Justifying his decision, Schultz said that he believes that the both major parties are "consistently not doing what's necessary on behalf of the American people" and have instead become well-versed in "revenge politics."
He argued that the partial government shutdown that cost the US economy a mind-boggling $11 million according to one estimate - almost double the cost of Trump's proposed border wall - is "a reckless failure" of both the GOP and the Democrats.
Comment: As those in the Democratic party have already demonstrated, they will go to any lengths to defend their turf.