Topic: Rahm Emanuel

Leaked audio from a meeting between Joe Biden and civil rights leaders revealed significant tension over the appointments of Tom Vilsack and Rahm Emanuel. Leaders expressed disgust at Emanuel's potential ambassadorship to China given his history with the Laquan McDonald shooting in Chicago. The recording, obtained by Ryan Grim, portrays Biden as "thin-skinned" when confronted about the lack of a specific action plan for Black communities.

The hosts discuss how various interest groups are weaponizing the crisis for their own ends, from Silicon Valley companies wanting to replace traditional banks to political factions using testing numbers to attack or defend President Trump. They invoke Rahm Emanuel’s famous quote about never letting a good crisis go to waste, suggesting every group is shining the light through their own prism.