Whoa. Did he not plan to tell the people of Chicago where he was spending the holidays? https://t.co/h7o4xUQIKp
— Ron Fournier (@ron_fournier) December 2, 2015
Whoops!
While interviewing Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel in Chicago this morning, Politico’s Mike Allen let slip the supposedly off-the-record detail that the Emanuel family is going to Cuba on their winter break:
https://twitter.com/Kia_Mak/status/672073852478976000
Mayor Rahm Emanuel furious with Politico's Mike Allen for telling crowd that the mayor will take his family to Cuba over the holidays.
— Bill Ruthhart (@BillRuthhart) December 2, 2015
Mike Allen asks about trip to Cuba the mayor is taking with family, Rahm says he doesn't appreciate Mike bringing private convo up in public
— Lauren Chooljian (@laurenchooljian) December 2, 2015
https://twitter.com/AamerISmad/status/672073484139438082
Here’s the video. He’s legit angry and is defending the trip by saying it’s important to show his kids different parts of the world:
The first rule of Rahm Emanuel vacations to Cuba is: you do not talk about Rahm Emanuel vacations to Cuba https://t.co/A6ZDD8lQ7f
— John Hudson (@John_Hudson) December 2, 2015
Exit question 1: He can’t show his kids a part of the world not run by a brutal dictator?
Exit question 2: Why does Rahm think this information deserves to be kept secret?
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