Biden weighs Rahm Emanuel for transportation secretary
CHICAGO » President- elect Joe Biden is considering former Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel, a substantial and somewhat divisive figure in Democratic Party politics, to serve as his transportation secretary.
Biden’s selection of his nominee to lead the Transportation Department is not believed to be imminent, and Emanuel is among multiple candidates in the running for the Cabinet position, according to people familiar with the matter who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss the private deliberations.
But his candidacy threatens to pull at the divisions among Democrats that Biden has largely managed to avoid as he begins to fill out his administration.
Progressive leaders, including Rep. Alexandria Ocasio- Cortez of New York, have been especially vocal in criticizing the prospect of Emanuel joining the Cabinet.