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Rahm Emanuel: “Republicans have given the president a get out of jail card pretty clearly.”

Featuring: Rahm Emanuel, Democratic | Former Mayor of Chicago, Former U.S. Ambassador to Japan | Illinois

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Do Democrats have a brand problem, Ambassador? Well, yes, in short order, but it's more important than that one. This election is a referendum election on President Trump. And the Republicans have given the president a get out of jail card pretty clearly. And all the corruption and affordability issues are all come together. But we have to prove as a party, which is what happens and I think after the election when we win, that we can bring the change that the voters have actually asked for. (00:47–00:51)

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Asserts that Republicans have allowed President Trump to avoid accountability.

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