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[[File:Rahm Emanuel.jpg|thumb|200px|Rahm Emanuel]]
[[File:Rahm Emanuel.jpg|thumb|200px|Rahm Emanuel]]
'''Rahm Emanuel''' (born 1959) is a [[United States]] [[far-left]] politician from [[Illinois]] belonging to the [[Democratic Party]] who is currently the [[mayor]] of [[Chicago, Illinois]]. He was previously Chief of Staff to President [[Barack Obama]]. Prior to that, he represented [[Illinois]]' 5th Congressional District in the [[U.S. House of Representatives]] during 2003-2008. As chairman of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, he took credit gaining a majority for the first time since 1994. He became a top leader as Chairman of the Democratic Caucus in the House.
'''Rahm Emanuel''' (born 1959) is a [[United States]] [[far-left]] [[politician ]]from [[Illinois]]. A [[Democratic Party|Democrat, he is best known as the former [[mayor]] of [[Chicago]], [[Illinois]]. In December 2021, he was confirmed with [[Republican Party|Republican]] support by the [[United States Senate]] as [[U.S. President]] [[Joe Biden]]'s Ambassador to [[Japan]]. He was previously Chief of Staff to President [[Barack Hussein Obama]].
Emanuel was appointed to the Board of Directors of [[Freddie Mac]] by [[President William Jefferson Clinton]], shepherding the [[subprime lending]] abuses under the [[Community Reinvestment Act]]. [[Barack Obama]] appointed Emanuel as his first Chief of Staff. Emanuel resigned amidst charges of his involvement in Operation [[Fast and Furious]] and the [[Jobsgate]] scandal<ref>http://www.denverpost.com/ci_15213784</ref><ref>http://voices.washingtonpost.com/thefix/white-house/how-the-sestak-job-offer-becam.html</ref> reportedly to run for Mayor of Chicago and take control of the Chicago Democratic party machine.<ref>http://biggovernment.com/tfitton/2010/10/14/is-scandal-ridden-rahmbo-chicagos-next-mayor/</ref>
Before his election as mayor, Emanuel represented Illinois' 5th congressional district in the [[U.S. House of Representatives]] from 2003 to 2008. As chairman of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, he took credit in 2006 for gaining a majority for his party the first time since 1994, when [[Newt Gingrich]] ended a 40-year consecutive Democrat majority in the House with the [[Contract with America]] campaign.
Emanuel was appointed to the board of directors of [[Freddie Mac]] by [[President William Jefferson Clinton]], shepherding the [[subprime lending]] abuses under the [[Community Reinvestment Act]]. [[Barack Obama]] appointed Emanuel as his first Chief of Staff. Emanuel resigned amidst charges of his involvement in Operation [[Fast and Furious]] and the [[Jobsgate]] scandal<ref>http://www.denverpost.com/ci_15213784</ref><ref>http://voices.washingtonpost.com/thefix/white-house/how-the-sestak-job-offer-becam.html</ref> reportedly to run for Mayor of Chicago and take control of the Chicago Democratic party machine.<ref>http://biggovernment.com/tfitton/2010/10/14/is-scandal-ridden-rahmbo-chicagos-next-mayor/</ref>
Illustrating Emanuel's penchant for exploiting crises for political gain, he remarked, "A crisis is a terrible thing to waste."<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1yeA_kHHLow Rahm Emanuel] YouTube- you never want a serious crisis video</ref><ref>[http://online.wsj.com/article/SB122721278056345271.html?mod=googlenews_wsj]</ref> Despite his far-left politics, he has shown some reservations, as even he was outraged over the District Attorney's office for Cook County's dropping the charges of [[Jussie Smollett]], even declaring it a "whitewashing of justice."<ref>https://www.aol.com/article/entertainment/2019/03/26/chicago-mayor-rahm-emanuel-calls-jussie-smolletts-dropped-charges-a-whitewash-of-justice/23700774/</ref>
Illustrating Emanuel's penchant for exploiting crises for political gain, he remarked, "A crisis is a terrible thing to waste."<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1yeA_kHHLow Rahm Emanuel] YouTube- you never want a serious crisis video</ref><ref>[http://online.wsj.com/article/SB122721278056345271.html?mod=googlenews_wsj]</ref> Despite his far-left politics, he has shown some reservations, as even he was outraged over the District Attorney's office for Cook County's dropping the charges of [[Jussie Smollett]], even declaring it a "whitewashing of justice."<ref>https://www.aol.com/article/entertainment/2019/03/26/chicago-mayor-rahm-emanuel-calls-jussie-smolletts-dropped-charges-a-whitewash-of-justice/23700774/</ref>