Mayor of liberal utopian paradise Chicago headed to socialist utopian paradise Cuba for secret vacation?

Whoa. Did he not plan to tell the people of Chicago where he was spending the holidays? https://t.co/h7o4xUQIKp

— Ron Fournier (@ron_fournier) December 2, 2015

Whoops!

While interviewing Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel in Chicago this morning, Politico’s Mike Allen let slip the supposedly off-the-record detail that the Emanuel family is going to Cuba on their winter break:

https://twitter.com/Kia_Mak/status/672073852478976000

Mayor Rahm Emanuel furious with Politico's Mike Allen for telling crowd that the mayor will take his family to Cuba over the holidays.

— Bill Ruthhart (@BillRuthhart) December 2, 2015

Mike Allen asks about trip to Cuba the mayor is taking with family, Rahm says he doesn't appreciate Mike bringing private convo up in public

— Lauren Chooljian (@laurenchooljian) December 2, 2015

https://twitter.com/AamerISmad/status/672073484139438082

Here’s the video. He’s legit angry and is defending the trip by saying it’s important to show his kids different parts of the world:

The first rule of Rahm Emanuel vacations to Cuba is: you do not talk about Rahm Emanuel vacations to Cuba https://t.co/A6ZDD8lQ7f

— John Hudson (@John_Hudson) December 2, 2015

Exit question 1: He can’t show his kids a part of the world not run by a brutal dictator?

Exit question 2: Why does Rahm think this information deserves to be kept secret?

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