CHICAGO (AP) — A spokesman for Rahm Emanuel says the Chicago mayor and former White House chief of staff is meeting Wednesday morning with President-elect Donald Trump in New York.
Emanuel spokesman Adam Collins says the mayor and Trump will meet while Emanuel is in New York for other meetings, including on city finances. Collins says Trump asked Emanuel for a meeting when the two had a phone conversation a few weeks ago. Emanuel is a former chief of staff to President Barack Obama and also worked in the Clinton administration.
Emanuel said earlier this week that Trump called him to talk about the White House transition.
The mayor said he discussed “a range of things” with Trump. He said he mentioned Chicago being a sanctuary city. During the presidential campaign, Trump promised to withhold funding for sanctuary cities.