Rahm to Holder in 2009: STFU on Guns
It turns out that Defense Secretary Robert Gates wasnt the only member of the Obama Cabinet with a STFU policy.
Then White House chief of staff Rahm Emanuel had one too, on guns, according to Daniel Klaidmans Kill or Capture:
Now Emanuel had his sights set on Holder. The attorney general had gotten off to a rocky start with the White House with his nation of cowards speech. One week later, Holder stepped into it again. On February 25, (2009) Jim Messina, Emanuels deputy, walked into his bosss office to inform him of Holders latest gaffe.At a press conference earlier that day, Holder had told reporters that the administration would push to reinstate the assault-weapons ban, which had expired in 2004. The comments roused the powerful gun lobby and its water carriers on Capitol Hill. Senators to Attorney General: Stay Away from Our Guns read a press release issued by Senator Max Baucus of Montana-a Democrat, no less.
Emanuel was furious. He slammed his desk and cursed the attorney general. Holder was only repeating a position Obama had expressed during the campaign, but that was before the White House needed the backing of pro-gun Democrats from red states for their domestic agenda. The chief of staff sent word to Justice that Holder needed to shut the fuck up on guns
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