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Former House Speaker

Nancy Pelosi

expressed her belief that

Rahm Emanuel

, a seasoned Democratic strategist and the ex-mayor of Chicago, plans to launch his presidential campaign in 2028.

During an interview with The Free Press

published on Friday

Pelosi stated, “I believe he will go for it.”


Pelosi

made the remark about an article titled, “President Rahm Emanuel? He Believes It.”


Emanuel

sat down with the outlet’s

Peter Savodnik

At a Chicago pizzeria, during their discussion, the ex-US ambassador to Japan stated, “My journey in public service isn’t over yet. I hope it’s far from finished.”

He was noncommittal when asked about running for president, telling Savodnik, “Before I make a decision, I want to know that I have an answer to what I think ails our country, ails our politics, and ails the party—and they may all be the same answer.”

Emanuel also made a joke about former President

Joe Biden’s

a cancer diagnosis at once, as depicted by Savodnik:

We had just sat down in our booth at Pizzeria Portofino, an upscale restaurant on the riverfront he revitalized as mayor, when I asked Rahm Emanuel how he was doing.

“I don’t have prostate cancer,” he joked.

There it was: sharp, humorous, slightly cutting, somewhat slick—and squarely addressing the proverbial elephant in the room. Typical Rahm Emanuel style.

In March, Politico

reported

Emanuel, who had just returned from Tokyo, was laying the groundwork for a 2028 run at the White House. The outlet’s

Jonathan Martin

theorized recent comments from the 65-year-old that felt like pieces of a stump speech.

Asked about the report in Friday’s piece, Emanuel said “nothing” was set in stone.

The Democratic Party is readjusting after President Joe Biden’s leadership.

Donald Trump’s

The 2024 electoral victory was marked by intra-party divisions and the lack of a single, cohesive leadership figure, which has rendered the party seemingly without clear direction.

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