Former Speaker of the House John Boehner says Ted Cruz is ‘Lucifer in the flesh’ and a ‘miserable son of a b***h’ and brags that he and Trump are ‘texting buddies’
Boehner unleashed on Cruz, a polarizing figure in Congress, during a Stanford University event
‘I have Democrat friends and Republican friends. I get along with almost everyone,’ Boehner said
‘But I have never worked with a more miserable son of a b***h in my life’
The Ohioan said he would vote for Donald Trump if he’s the GOP nominee, and said the pair had golfed together and are ‘texting buddies’
By David Martosko, Us Political Editor
Dailymail.com
28 April 2016
Former House Speaker John Boehner mad eit clear where his presidential primary loyalties lie Wednesday night, lashing out at Texas Sen. Ted Cruz as ‘Lucifer in the flesh’ and a ‘miserable son of a b***h.’
Cruz, who trails multibillionaire Donald Trump in the chase for the Republican nomination, has been described as a polarizing figure in the U.S. Senate. Just six of his 53 GOP colleagues in the upper house of Congress have endorsed him.
Boehner, who retired at the end of September, spoke at a Stanford University Speakers Bureau event.
The Stanford Daily reported that Boehner made a face at the first mention of Cruz, drawing laughs from his audience.
‘I have Democrat friends and Republican friends. I get along with almost everyone,’ he said.
‘But I have never worked with a more miserable son of a b***h in my life.’
A Cruz spokesperson did not respond to a request for comment on Thursday.
The Ohio native said his relationships with other Republicans are far better – including Donald Trump.
The two have golfed together for ‘years’ and are ‘texting buddies,’ Boehner said, adding that he would vote for him in November if he were the GOP’s standard bearer
His friendship with Ohio Gov. John Kasich, the third leg in the Republican party’s primary stool, ‘requires more effort on my behalf than all my other friends,’ Boehner conceded.
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