What happened
Rahm Emanuel, the former Chicago mayor and longtime Democratic operative, is considering a run for the White House in 2028. Emanuel, 66, has been traveling through early primary states, rolling out policy proposals, and building relationships across the party. He has also been helping recruit Democratic House candidates and advising campaigns on messaging and advertising.
Emanuel has proposed several policies, including banning social media for children under 16, restricting stock trading by members of Congress, and imposing a mandatory retirement age of 75 for federal officials. He has positioned himself as a critic of his party's progressive wing, arguing that Democrats need to reconnect with middle-class voters.
Emanuel's political career has been marked by his unusual background, including a teenage job at an Arby's restaurant where he lost part of his middle finger in a meat slicer accident. The injury has become part of his public mythology, with him occasionally joking about the accident.
