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Rahm Emanuel

๐Ÿ‘ค Speaker
617 total appearances

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Up First from NPR
Rahm Emanuel on 2026 Midterms and Politics in the Trump Era

I created an accepting culture, but I said, here's who we're serving, the United States of America.

Up First from NPR
Rahm Emanuel on 2026 Midterms and Politics in the Trump Era

So to me, that's what I think is the focus.

Up First from NPR
Rahm Emanuel on 2026 Midterms and Politics in the Trump Era

I never took my eye off of all.

Up First from NPR
Rahm Emanuel on 2026 Midterms and Politics in the Trump Era

We had eight years of graduation growth.

Up First from NPR
Rahm Emanuel on 2026 Midterms and Politics in the Trump Era

Did in 2016, mid-cycle in my eight years as mayor, we changed the laws and the ordinance and passed one on bathroom access.

Up First from NPR
Rahm Emanuel on 2026 Midterms and Politics in the Trump Era

Yeah.

Up First from NPR
Rahm Emanuel on 2026 Midterms and Politics in the Trump Era

but I never took the eye off the ball.

Up First from NPR
Rahm Emanuel on 2026 Midterms and Politics in the Trump Era

Unlike what has happened in the debate here.

Up First from NPR
Rahm Emanuel on 2026 Midterms and Politics in the Trump Era

And I just say this because you can see the amount of energy and oxygen on a set of issues.

Up First from NPR
Rahm Emanuel on 2026 Midterms and Politics in the Trump Era

And I... We should be frank.

Up First from NPR
Rahm Emanuel on 2026 Midterms and Politics in the Trump Era

They did in the campaign and walking around in the campaign and saying, well, I said that in 2020.

Up First from NPR
Rahm Emanuel on 2026 Midterms and Politics in the Trump Era

Well, campaigns are not about what you said yesterday.

Up First from NPR
Rahm Emanuel on 2026 Midterms and Politics in the Trump Era

They're about what you said in your career.

Up First from NPR
Rahm Emanuel on 2026 Midterms and Politics in the Trump Era

Okay.

Up First from NPR
Rahm Emanuel on 2026 Midterms and Politics in the Trump Era

So that said, you got to deal with that.

Up First from NPR
Rahm Emanuel on 2026 Midterms and Politics in the Trump Era

And I believe the American people are a culture of acceptance, but not one that becomes advocacy.

Up First from NPR
Rahm Emanuel on 2026 Midterms and Politics in the Trump Era

And that's where it crossed the line.

Up First from NPR
Rahm Emanuel on 2026 Midterms and Politics in the Trump Era

Now, I've made my position clear.

Up First from NPR
Rahm Emanuel on 2026 Midterms and Politics in the Trump Era

It's not the biggest issue.

Up First from NPR
Rahm Emanuel on 2026 Midterms and Politics in the Trump Era

And I think when you have โ€“ and I've said this in tongue-in-cheek, but I mean this โ€“ one child is discussing their pronoun.