Emanuel pushes back on ‘straight White man’ question, says ideas matter most in 2028

Emanuel pushes back on ‘straight White man’ question, says ideas matter most in 2028

The former ambassador, Chicago mayor and Obama-era chief of staff who is mulling a White House bid is stopping in key early presidential primary states

Former First Lady Michelle Obama lamented in a podcast late last year that the U.S. is not ready for a female president. (Tasos Katopodis/Getty)

Former U.S. ambassador Rahm Emanuel, a former Chicago mayor who previous served as White House chief of staff in then-President Barack Obama's administration and a former U.S. House member, speaks at the New Hampshire Institute of Politics, on March 30, 2026, in Manchester, N.H. (Paul Steinhauser/Fox News )

Potential 2028 Democratic presidential contender Rahm Emanuel greets audience members at 'Politics and Eggs,' a speaking series at Saint Anselm College's New Hampshire Institute of Politics, on March 30, 2026, in Manchester. N.H. (Paul Steinhauser/Fox News)

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