{"id":2546741,"date":"2026-01-21T17:52:02","date_gmt":"2026-01-21T22:52:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rahm-emanuel-sees-both-sides-of-harris-and-shapiro-vetting-process-discussion\/"},"modified":"2026-01-21T17:54:50","modified_gmt":"2026-01-21T22:54:50","slug":"rahm-emanuel-sees-both-sides-of-harris-and-shapiro-vetting-process-discussion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rahm-emanuel-sees-both-sides-of-harris-and-shapiro-vetting-process-discussion\/","title":{"rendered":"Rahm Emanuel sees both sides of Harris and Shapiro vetting process discussion"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Frahm-emanuel-sees-both-sides-of-harris-and-shapiro-vetting-process-discussion%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2546741&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>rahm Emanuel defended-and criticized-the Kamala Harris team&#8217;s vetting of Gov. Josh Shapiro after Shapiro disclosed in his memoir that he was asked whether he had ever communicated with an undercover Israeli agent. Speaking at a Christian Science Monitor event in Washington, Emanuel, who is Jewish and served as Obama&#8217;s chief of staff, said thorough vetting is necessary (<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >noting similar questions asked<\/a> of Gov. Tim Walz about China) but called the phrasing of the question &#8220;not artful&#8221; and potentially offensive. He argued vetting must probe possible political or security liabilities while acknowledging how such questions can be awkward or hurtful. Emanuel also warned that antisemitism has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/john-nantz-mostly-peaceful-protests-and-the-radicalization-of-the-fbi\/\" title=\"John Nantz: Mostly Peaceful Protests and the Radicalization of the FBI\">long existed<\/a> across the political spectrum. Although undecided about a 2028 presidential run, he said he plans to travel to Michigan and emphasized vocational education and holding elites accountable as priorities.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Rahm Emanuel walks tightrope on Kamala Harris team vetting Josh Shapiro over Israel ties<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2172114\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/rahm-emanuel\/\">Rahm Emanuel<\/a> believes the vetting process of Gov. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/josh-shapiro\/\">Josh Shapiro<\/a> (D-PA), in which he was asked if he was a double agent for <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/israel\/\">Israel<\/a> by former Vice President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/kamala-harris\/\">Kamala Harris&rsquo;s<\/a> team, was both &ldquo;totally inappropriate&rdquo; and &ldquo;totally appropriate.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The former mayor of Chicago, who is himself Jewish, underwent extensive vetting as former President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/barack-obama\/\">Barack Obama&rsquo;s<\/a> chief of staff and a former ambassador to Japan under former President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/joe-biden\/\">Joe Biden<\/a>. He said he understood the Harris team&rsquo;s need for thoroughness while vetting candidates such as Shapiro, a Jewish American, and Gov. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/tim-walz\/\">Tim Walz<\/a> (D-MN), who was asked about his ties to China.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/state\/4428321\/walz-says-dhs-is-inflating-operation-metro-surge-success-in-minnesota\/\">Walz says DHS is inflating Operation Metro Surge success in Minnesota<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/4428072\/mike-johnson-endorses-impeaching-judges-blocking-trump-policies\/\">Mike Johnson endorses impeaching judges blocking Trump policies<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4426379\/qatar-turkey-join-board-of-peace-israeli-protest-highlights-trump-autocratic-tactic\/\">Qatar and Turkey join &#8216;Board of Peace&#8217; despite Israeli protest, highlighting Trump&#8217;s autocratic approach<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;If you <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/despite-insistence-by-democrat-politicians-and-medical-elites-empirical-evidence-does-not-conclusively-show-that-masks-reduce-the-spread-of-covid\/\" title=\"Despite Insistence by Democrat Politicians and Medical Elites, Empirical Evidence DOES NOT Conclusively Show that Masks Reduce the Spread of COVID\">don&#038;rsquo<\/a>;t ask, given the trips that Walz makes to China and Gov. Shapiro&rsquo;s background, you&rsquo;ll have not done your job of &lsquo;vetting,&#8217;&rdquo; Emanuel said during The Monitor Breakfast hosted by the Christian Science Monitor at the St. Regis hotel in downtown <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/washington-dc\/\">Washington<\/a>. &ldquo;On the other hand, it&rsquo;s kind of self-evident how you know you were a double agent.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4423546\/harris-campaign-josh-shapiro-israeli-agent-memoir\/\">HARRIS CAMPAIGN ASKED JOSH SHAPIRO IF HE WAS AN ISRAELI AGENT, NEW MEMOIR REVEALS<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>He continued: &ldquo;So the phrasing of the question was not artful, as told by Tim Walz and Gov. Shapiro. But you have to ask. I mean, I was asked many questions by our security team before I got the security clearance as President Obama&rsquo;s chief of staff.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Shapiro revealed the questioning from Harris&rsquo;s team in his forthcoming memoir, <em>Where We Keep the Light<\/em>. According to Shapiro, Dana Remus, a former White House counsel, asked him: &ldquo;Have you ever communicated with an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/colorado-man-sentenced-to-prison-for-synagogue-bomb-plot\/\" title=\"Colorado Man Sentenced To Prison For Synagogue Bomb Plot\">undercover agent<\/a> of Israel?&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Was she kidding?&rdquo; Shapiro wrote. &ldquo;I told her how offensive the question was.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Walz was also reportedly questioned over the trips he took to China before he ran for office and whether he was an agent for the Chinese Communist Party. <\/p>\n<p>Harris ultimately chose Walz as her running mate over Shapiro, who is widely seen as a possible 2028 contender. But the anecdote brings to light the tensions the Democratic Party faces over support for Israel amid rising antisemitism.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I&rsquo;m probably not right to answer this question, because I kind of understand &lsquo;vetting&rsquo; and security background. If the question was, have you ever talked to a senior agent of [former Syrian President Bashar al-] Assad, in this case, how would you know?&rdquo; Emanuel said. &ldquo;But I understand the impetus of a vetting question to understand any political or otherwise liabilities.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Emanuel added that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/things-that-donald-trump-did-not-do\/\" title=\"Things That Donald Trump Did Not Do\">anti-semitism<\/a> has long persisted irrespective of party affiliation. &ldquo;It&rsquo;s not like anti-semitism showed up two years ago. Anti-semitism has been around for a really long time,&rdquo; he said.<\/p>\n<p>Although Emanuel insists he has not decided on whether he will run for president in 2028, he told reporters he will travel to Michigan, an important battleground state, in the upcoming weeks.<\/p>\n<p>He claimed he was impressed by what Michigan has done on the vocational level because education is &ldquo;the ticket to how we fix this country, piece by piece.&rdquo; <\/p>\n<p>Seizing on the populist fervor that has swept both parties, Emanuel chastized the &ldquo;elite&rdquo; for not apologizing for being held accountable for several disastrous moments for the American people, a sign that he may be laying down the groundwork to run for the presidency in 2028.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The war in Iraq, the financial meltdown, China&rsquo;s decision to change from competition to adversary, and COVID. The one common thing: the elite to the establishment walk out great, and everybody else gets left with the bag,&rdquo; he said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Emanuel: Harris&#8217; vetting of Shapiro was right and wrong<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2658,"featured_media":2546742,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/rahm-022520.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[37061,32438,55266],"class_list":["post-2546741","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-josh-shapiro","tag-kamala-harris","tag-rahm-emanuel"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/rahm-022520.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2546741","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2658"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2546741"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2546741\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2546745,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2546741\/revisions\/2546745"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2546742"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2546741"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2546741"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2546741"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}