Former Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel in a recent interview weighed in on the passage of the "big, beautiful bill," suggesting it will be a major sticking point in next year's midterm elections.

Asked by CNN's David Chalian if the bill will become "the centerpiece" of Democrats' messaging, Emanuel replied, "If it doesn't, we're fools."

"As I've argued before, the bills should be just captured [as] 'tax cuts for the wealthy, health care cuts for the many," he told the host of the outlet's "Political Briefing" podcast, which aired before President Trump signed the legislation, full of his domestic priorities, into law Friday. "People get that."

"It's already underwater," Emanuel added. "There's nothing about reducing health care benefits for working people that is going to make it more popular."

The pundit also criticized the bill for being sympathetic to billionaires, giving the example of Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, who held an

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