Rahm Emanuel on Why Mayors Are Now Running the World

Published: March 29, 2020, 7:01 a.m.

Rahm Emanuel, 55th Mayor of Chicago and President Obama's Chief of Staff, talks about why he decided to give up a chance to be Speaker of the House, why he left the Obama White House to run for mayor of Chicago, and whether a mayor is qualified to be president. Mayor Emanuel’s new book is The Nation City: Why Mayors Are Now Running the World.