Ex-speaker John Boehner claims the GOP
thought Obama was a 'secret Kenyan Muslim
traitor,' calls Ted Cruz a 'reckless
a**hole, and says Republican 'morons'
flooded Congress in 2010
Posted By: Ribicon, 4/2/2021 11:25:48 AM
Former House Speaker John Boehner claims the GOP thought ex-President Barack Obama was a 'secret Kenyan Muslim traitor,' he called Sen. Ted Cruz a 'reckless a**hole' and said Republican 'morons' flooded Congress in 2010. In Boehner's new book, 'On the House: A Washington Memoir,' the chain-smoking, red wine-sipping former top Republican doesn't hold back when judging members of his own party. Boehner ascended to the speakership in 2011 after the Tea Party movement helped the GOP capture the House majority two years into Obama's tenure.(Snip) Boehner complained about the tone of the new Tea Party-tied members.
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A RINO's RINO whol sold the nation down the river revels in his RINOtude. Take another drink for a job well done, Weeping John.