Rahm Emanuel, former U.S. ambassador to Japan and Chicago mayor, said President Trump grabbed a “hand grenade” when it comes to the government shutdown.

“I didn’t think this was a good — the best idea. Based on my experience, whoever pulls the pin on the hand grenade owns it,” Emanuel said on Tuesday's episode of the “Hacks On Tap” podcast.

“I could not have predicted that Trump would grab the hand grenade,” he added. “And I think that has saved the Democrats on the downside, because of what he’s threatened, ‘blue government........

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