Episode · Pod Save America · 2025-12-21
Rahm Emanuel on Pod Save America: books mentioned
Rahm Emanuel is Not NOT Running for President
Rahm Emanuel, former mayor of Chicago and chief of staff to President Obama, joins Tommy to discuss where he thinks the Democratic Party went wrong in 2024, why he's advocating for a blanket social me
Rahm Emanuel discussed The Way of the World by Ron Suskind. Tommy Vietor discussed The World as It Is by Ben Rhodes.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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The Way of the World
Discussed“And he's also in his book, the only person he attacks in the book is me. His own book. What did he ask you for? Just that I was anti-Israel.”
Where to get it
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The World as It Is
The World as It Is is a political memoir by Ben Rhodes that explores the author's experiences inside the Obama administration and serves as the central theme for deep dives into foreign policy and modern governance.
Discussed“Ben Rhodess wrote in his book that you once jokingly referred to him as Hamas. Uh people on the left have taken this anecdote and interpreted as showing that you didn't care about Palestinian rights.”
Where to get it
Other mentions in this episode (1) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
“The the 2006 Obama kind of book tour vibe check campaign swing that I think ultimately got some of us were winning the house back. Yes, you were very busy. You were very busy. Some of us didn't have time to read that book.”