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CLASSIC

John Boehner Cries While Lauding Nancy Pelosi in Ceremony

It's certainly not the first time Boehner’s tears have made an appearance at an official event.

Alec Karam

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UNREPENTANT

How to Sell Your Sh*t-Talking Memoir of Working for Trump

How quickly people forget what you actually did while you were in power, so long as you can tell entertaining stories about your enemies.

Margaret Carlson

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NOT GOING BACK

Boehner: ‘Rather Set Myself on Fire Than Run for Office’

Boehner would then call Chuck Todd a “sh*t” for asking that question, prompting Todd to say “I assume I’m getting that as a compliment.”

Justin Baragona

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‘WAIT A SECOND!’

Colbert Confronts John Boehner for Blaming ‘Both Sides’

The former House speaker also acknowledged that he voted for Trump in 2020 and then suddenly felt “abused” when he refused to concede, and continued to mock Ted Cruz.

Matt Wilstein

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NOT HAVING IT

John Boehner Shuts Down Meghan McCain’s Biden Critique

The former Republican House Speaker was more eager to attack Sen. Ted Cruz, who he referred to as “Lucifer in the flesh.”

Matt Wilstein

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‘REAL ANGER’

Boehner: Trump Screamed at My Aide for Golf Buddy Name Mixup

In an extract from ex-Speaker John Boehner’s book, he recounts a frosty end to a game of golf with Trump in the 2000s.

Jamie Ross

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‘CRYING JOHN’

Hannity Feuds With ‘Weak’ Boehner: He Reeks of ‘Wine Breath’

The Fox News host raged on Twitter in response to Boehner calling him “one of the worst” in his upcoming memoir.

Justin Baragona

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‘BLAME THE WINE’

Boehner Tells Cruz ‘Go F**k Yourself’ in New Memoir

The former House speaker tweeted a picture of himself swilling wine during a Thursday recording session for the audio version of the book.

Blake Montgomery

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CASHING IN

John Boehner’s Blatant Weed Hypocrisy on Display at SXSW

‘How are we supposed to believe someone whose voting record has been racist, homophobic and misogynistic?’ one SXSW attendee shouted at the former Republican House Speaker.

Matt Wilstein

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POST-POLITICS

Boehner: ‘There Is No GOP. There’s a Trump Party.’

‘The Republican party is taking nap somewhere,’ the former House speaker said Thursday in Michigan.

Gideon Resnick

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Joint Ventures

420 Money Helped Inspire Boehner’s Cannabis 180

Hundreds of thousands of Americans were locked up for being in the business the former speaker of the House is now in for himself.

Ricardo Baca

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