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Rahm Emanuel: “They [Democratic Socialists] believe in letting prisoners out of prison. That is not a Democratic Party…”

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

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They had a convention here in Chicago just six weeks ago. They believe in defunding the police. That's just not a Democratic position. They believe in open borders. That is not a Democratic Party position. They [Democratic Socialists] believe in letting prisoners out of prison. That is not a Democratic Party position. If you're confident that that's what people want, I'll see you in November. Now we'll have a healthy debate between the pragmatic wing and the progressive wing of the party. (03:02–08:44)

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Asserts that Democratic Socialists support releasing prisoners, which is not a Democratic Party position.

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