AOC says Biden picking Rahm Emanuel for cabinet would be ‘divisor’

Progressive Democrats and activists will watch with suspicion over Joe Biden’s cabinet choices, U.S. Representative Alexandria-Ocasio Cortez said on Monday – while publicly weighing against former White House chief of staff Rahm Emanuel.

“Someone like Rahm Emanuel would be a pretty divisive choice,” Ocasio-Cortez, DN.Y., told The New York Times.

“And that would mean, I think, a hostile approach to the grassroots and the progressive wing of the party.

U.S. Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, DN.Y., addresses the meida after speaking to her staff and volunteers who helped her campaign and secure the vote.
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Ocasio-Cortez cited Emanuel’s track record on racial justice and his opposition to teacher unions while he was mayor of Chicago, the Times reported.

“I think that’s what people are watching: is this administration going to be actively hostile and try to set up appointments that will only crush progressives and organizations?” she says.

“I don’t envy the Biden team. It’s a very delicate balance. But I think it’s really important to find a good one. Because it sends a very, very powerful message about the intention to rule.

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Emanuel is favored by some Biden advisers as a potential housing or transportation secretary, the Times said.

In his own comments to The Times, Emanuel said Biden’s projected victory – which was largely driven by the Rust Belt victories President Trump captured in 2016 – proved voters were unaffected by politics. far left.

“The progressives said we need a grassroots candidate,” Emanuel said.

Raham Emanuel was President Barack Obama’s first chief of staff after a previous stint as President Bill Clinton’s political director before becoming mayor of Chicago.
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“No, we didn’t. We needed someone to get voters to swing. If you campaign in the right way, you can make a breakthrough transformation. “

Prior to leading Windy City, Emanuel served as President Barack Obama’s first chief of staff after a previous stint as President Bill Clinton’s political director.

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Emanuel’s combative and rude style earned him the nickname “Rahmbo” and he was quickly fired from that post and transferred to a post of senior White House adviser.

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