Howard Schultz, who sold 'public trust,' torches Seattle, Washington state on his way out

Howard Schultz, who sold 'public trust,' torches Seattle, Washington state on his way out

1 Video View·May 27, 2026

Former Starbucks CEO and Chairman Howard Schultz, who once sold the NBA’s Seattle Sonics to an out-of-town ownership group and has scarcely been seen in the city since, is moving to Florida and torching state and local leaders as he packs up his moving van.

In a sharply worded new Wall Street Journal opinion piece, Schultz argues the region has become increasingly hostile to the businesses that helped fuel its economic rise.
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