Rahm Emanuel Praises Marjorie Taylor Greene and Erika Kirk for Pushback on Hateful Political Rhetoric

Jennifer Bowers Bahney Nov 17th, 2025, 11:32 am

Prominent Democrat Rahm Emanuel praised two Republican women Monday for pushing back on hateful rhetoric pervading American politics.

Emanuel is the former mayor of Chicago, and is considering a 2028 run for the Democratic nomination for president.

During his interview, CNN’s Wolf Blitzer brought up Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene’s (R-GA) recent fallout with President Donald Trump over the Epstein files. Blitzer played video of Greene telling Dana Bash this weekend, “I would like to say humbly, I’m sorry for taking part in the toxic politics.”

“I take her comments and also Mrs. Kirk, when at the eulogy, said that she forgav

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