A Politico interview with Democratic Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel was derailed Wednesday morning after Emanuel suddenly attacked the reporter for revealing that he planned to vacation in Cuba.

Politico’s Mike Allen mentioned offhand that Emanuel had mentioned backstage that his family was vacationing in Cuba for the holiday. “Well, first of all, thanks for telling everyone what I’m going to do with my family,” Emanuel responded coldly. “You just had a private conversation with me, and now you decided to make that public. I really don’t appreciate that. I really don’t.”

“I didn’t realize that wasn’t known” Allen said, clearly taken aback.

“You ask me, ‘What are you going to so this year,’ so I’m expressing to you now publicly my displeasure. My family’s trips are my family’s,” Emanuel replied.

Emanuel said defensively that his family vacationed all around the world, because they wanted their children to be immersed in other cultures. “This year, if my wife doesn’t kill me now because of what you just did, we will take our kids to Cuba to be exposed to that culture…” he said.

“Can you give me your cell number?” Emanuel said suddenly. “Because I’d like you to listen to [my wife] Amy.”

“I apologize for that,” Allen said.

“I don’t know if you know, it’s not going to work,” Emanuel continued.

Watch above, via Politico.

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