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# Rahm Emanuel Says Trump Faces a Choice After the Democrats Flip Congress
- URL: https://www.cascadepbs.org/show/amanpour-co/extras/rahm-emanuel-says-trump-faces-a-choice-after-the-democrats-flip-congress-mdogjn/
- Published: 2026-11-05T13:45:23.000Z
- Updated: 2026-11-05T15:00:18.000Z
- Description: Rahm Emanuel weighs in on Democrats’ midterm wins and what comes next for Pres. Trump.
- Author: Cascade PBS Staff
- Tags: Amanpour and Company, #ZZZ_Show_f5d26ac8-fdd2-4a18-befb-073a64e71a12, #v1.7, #ZZZ_Extra_395d5081-06e8-4583-8f9d-37faedd60c9b, #extra

Democrats took the House and flipped at least seven Senate seats in a rebuke of Trump. Michigan elected its first Muslim senator, Abdul El-Sayed, while New Hampshire's Chris Pappas became the first openly gay man elected to the Senate. As allies and adversaries weigh how to deal with Trump after this defeat, former Obama chief of staff and U.S. Ambassador to Japan Rahm Emanuel weighs in.