Rahm Emanuel, who serves as the U.S. ambassador to Japan, took aim at the Democratic Party in the wake of its election losses, suggesting that its messaging didn't focus enough on voters' "disillusionment" with the government.

Meanwhile, President-elect Trump did, Emanuel wrote in an op-ed published Tuesday by The Washington Post.

"In contrast, the Democratic Party has been blind to the rising sea of disillusionment. In today’s America, aspiration and ambition have been supplanted by anger and animosity. Talk about missing the moment," wrote Emanuel, whose name has been floated as a potential candidate for the next leader of the Democratic National Committee (DNC).

"This groundswell of resentment had been simmering for years. Trump just seized on it,"........

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