Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel had a fiery response when asked Thursday night whether he would consider running for president in 2020.

The former White House chief of staff to President Obama and senior adviser to President Bill Clinton William (Bill) Jefferson ClintonChelsea Clinton: Trump isn't building public confidence in a vaccine Hillary Clinton launching podcast this month GOP brushes back charges of hypocrisy in Supreme Court fight MORE flipped off consultant Neil Hare — twice — after being posed the question at BLT Steak, prompting laughter from others at the bar.

Emanuel, famed for his coarse language and caustic retorts, was hanging out at the restaurant located blocks from the White House during a swing through Washington this week.

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But the mayor isn't shy when it comes to how he feels about being asked about potential presidential ambitions.

“She’s a reporter,” someone at BLT said after the Chicago mayor gave Hare the bird, referring to your ITK writer.

“I don’t give a f--- who she is,” Emanuel shot back.

Earlier in the day, Emanuel — also a former congressman and chairman of the House Democratic Caucus — attended the portrait unveiling for outgoing Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid Harry Mason ReidThe Supreme Court vacancy — yet another congressional food fight Trump seeks to turn around campaign with Supreme Court fight On The Trail: Battle over Ginsburg replacement threatens to break Senate MORE (D-Nev.).

While in Washington, he has plans to meet with Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx Anthony Renard FoxxBig Dem names show little interest in Senate Lyft sues New York over new driver minimum pay law Lyft confidentially files for IPO MORE to lobby for more federal assistance for Chicago, the mayor’s office told the Chicago Sun-Times, and he’ll also be stopping by the White House Office of Management and Budget.

His calendar also includes speaking at a Brookings Institution forum Friday about the role of cities on the front lines of economic and policy battles.

Emanuel recently visited New York, where he said he had a “frank, honest, open and direct” conversation with President-elect Donald Trump Donald John TrumpOmar fires back at Trump over rally remarks: 'This is my country' Pelosi: Trump hurrying to fill SCOTUS seat so he can repeal ObamaCare Trump mocks Biden appearance, mask use ahead of first debate MORE about a range of issues.

He urged the president-elect not to go through with his pledge to reverse an Obama-era executive action that protects young people brought to the country illegally as children from deportation.