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Commentary: Memo to Joe Biden: Put Rahm Emanuel to work for you in 2024

He’s back! Well, for a minute. The former mayor of Chicago swooped into town recently and visited with his newly minted peer, Mayor Brandon Johnson. Last year, after decades of enjoying a prominent role in local and national politics, Rahm Emanuel, the former mayor, congressman, White House chief of staff and Democratic Party uber-fundraiser wrangled his premium connections to snare an ...
US President Joe Biden shakes hands with US Ambassador to Japan Rahm Emanuel upon his arrival at the US Marine Corps base in Iwakuni on May 18, 2023, ahead of the G7 Leaders' Summit in Hiroshima.

He’s back! Well, for a minute.

The former mayor of Chicago swooped into town recently and visited with his newly minted peer, Mayor Brandon Johnson.

Last year, after decades of enjoying a prominent role in local and national politics, Rahm Emanuel, the former mayor, congressman, White House chief of staff and Democratic Party uber-fundraiser wrangled his premium connections to snare an appointment as ambassador to Japan.

When Emanuel returned to his hometown and hung out with

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