Heckler To Schultz: ‘Don’t Help Elect Trump, You Egotistical, Billionaire A**hole!’

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A heckler interrupted former Starbucks CEO Howard Schutlz’s book tour event in New York Monday, voicing the sentiment that many Democrats share.

“Don’t help elect Trump, you egotistical, billionaire asshole!” the man yelled before being removed from the room.

Democrats worry that if Schultz does mount an independent bid for President like he floated this weekend on “60 Minutes,” he’d act as a spoiler ultimately taking votes from the Democratic candidate and throwing the election to Trump.

Trump seemed to pick up on the political calculus as well and tweeted Monday in an apparent attempt to goad Schultz into running.

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  1. After announcing that he’s considering running for president, he deserved the heckling just for thinking that it would be a good idea to could kick off his book tour in Manhattan at Union Square

  2. Avatar for outis outis says:

    Here is an idea. How about none of us actually vote for him? (Yes, it would be better if he doesn’t muddy the waters by running, but, really, who at this point would vote for the third party who might otherwise have voted for a more realistic candidacy?) If our democracy is really this dependent on utterly ignorant voters, we really are doomed.

  3. another Faux never-trumper shows his true colors (with commentary from HW):


    Schmidt is involved as well.

    Snakes, the lot of 'em.

  4. Use your extra millions for some worthy cause instead of your vanity. Don’t pour money down a rat hole for no purpose other than thinking you might become more famous.

  5. In church, we call these people “prophets” not “hecklers.” #BiblicalLiteracy.

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