Rahm Emanuel on 2026 Midterms and Politics in the Trump Era

拉姆·伊曼纽尔谈2026年中期选举及特朗普时代的政治

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2026-01-23

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Rahm Emanuel has held many political jobs, and he's considering a run for President. In a wide-ranging interview with NPR's Steve Inskeep, he critiques democrats and offers advice for the upcoming midterms. Want more comprehensive analysis of the most important news of the day, plus a little fun? Subscribe to the Up First newsletter. This bonus episode of Up First was edited by Reena Advani. It was produced by Barry Gordemer and Kaity Kline. We get engineering support from Robert Rodriguez. Our Deputy Executive Producer is Kelley Dickens and our Executive Producer is Jay Shaylor. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy
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  • Democrat Rahm Emanuel has seen many elections and has advised for this years.

  • This is a referendum election.

  • Keep it focused on the rubber stamp of Republican Congress to President Trump.

  • What does he think Democrats are doing right and wrong?

  • It's a special edition of Up First from NPR News.

  • Emanuel is a Democratic Party insider with a critique of the Democratic Party.

  • Republicans have walked away from public education, abandoned it.

  • And Democrats have abandoned accountability and standards.

  • What did he learn about education from a Republican-dominated state?

  • Also, how did Democrats lose corporate America, even though many executives worried about Trump?

  • You're watching from the sideline, a nation being destroyed and walking away from the rule of law.

  • Stay with us for a talk with Ram Emanuel.

  • Rahm Emanuel has been involved at every level of government.

  • He was a Democratic leader in Congress, President Obama's chief of staff,

  • mayor of Chicago, and President Biden's ambassador to Japan.

  • Now he's thinking about a run for president,

  • which gives him a platform to promote a particular idea of the Democratic Party.

  • We sat down to talk to him about everything.

  • Welcome to our studio.

  • Thanks for coming by.