Current Events > Biden admin reportedly considering Rahm Emanuel for high-profile ambassadorship

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https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/white-house/biden-administration-eyes-rahm-emanuel-ambassadorship-n1256428?cid=sm_npd_nn_tw_ma

President Joe Biden is considering former Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel for a high-profile ambassadorship, potentially to China, three people with knowledge of the discussions said.
Becoming the U.S. ambassador to Japan is another option that Biden administration officials have discussed with Emanuel, one of the people with knowledge of the discussions said.
Emanuel, who became White House chief of staff when Barack Obama took office as president, has a reputation as a sharp-tongued political street fighter. He has clashed at times with progressive Democrats.
He is also a well-known figure in Democratic politics who would bring notoriety to an ambassadorship. Biden is considering him for a key diplomatic position as administration officials look to fill dozens of vacancies in capitals across the world, with decisions expected in coming weeks.
There is precedent for selecting boldface-name political figures to represent the U.S. in both Beijing and Tokyo. Obama selected Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman, a Republican, as ambassador to China a move Emanuel played a role in as White House chief of staff. Long-serving former Sen. Max Baucus, D-Mont., also filled the role in Beijing during Obama's second term, and he was succeeded by former Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad during the Trump administration.
Japan a U.S. ally has come to appreciate, and even expect, a flashy name as its ambassador, seeing it as a sign of the importance an American president places on the relationship. Caroline Kennedy served in the role during Obama's first term, for instance. Former Vice President Walter Mondale was U.S. ambassador to Japan during the Clinton administration, and former Senate Republican leader Howard Baker of Tennessee was in Tokyo during President George W. Bush's administration.
Another person familiar with the discussions said Emanuel's name had also been floated internally for U.S. ambassador to Israel. But, this person said, the idea was deemed unworkable because of Emanuel's notoriously rocky relationship with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, dating to his time as Obama's chief of staff.

Setting aside the fact that he helped Chicago PD cover up its killing of a black teenager to aid his re-election prospects as Mayor, Emanuel is best known for being a tremendous asshole, which makes him ideal for a diplomatic role.

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Why does this shitbag still keep getting high profile jobs

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NinjaWarrior455 posted...

Why does this shitbag still keep getting high profile jobs

Because he was friends with Barack Obama

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Why not Israel?

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Antifar posted...

potentially to China

Wut
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Sariana21 posted...

Why not Israel?

The article mentions that at the end: he and Netanyahu do not like each other.

And really, could you blame either of them?

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Who

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for fucks sake don't give this clown an important task such as ambassadorship to China

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Tbh this is probably ideal because it gets him as far away from the country as possible.

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NinjaWarrior455 posted...

Why does this shitbag still keep getting high profile jobs

Because the Democratic Party is a professional organization for Democratic politicians, and Rahm knows all the right people.

Because no one is a servant to the people who give them power and majority of politicians are dressed up used car salesmen

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Doom_Art posted...

Tbh this is probably ideal because it gets him as far away from the country as possible.

no, what's ideal is this shitbag fucking off forever

Why

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people hate rahm emanuel so much they want to ship him out of the country.

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