Posted on 06/02/2017 8:52:42 AM PDT by markomalley
Former Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) on Wednesday tried to walk back comments he made last week that Donald Trump’s presidency has been a “complete disaster.”
Boehner addressed his remarks in an appearance at the Council of Insurance Agents and Brokers Employee Leadership Forum in Colorado Springs, in a video first posted by Politico.
The ex-Speaker said people have “gotten carried away” in interpreting his comments about his longtime friend and golf partner.
It’s not that Trump’s policies or his agenda are a “disaster,” he says. Rather, Boehner thinks Trump has been hobbled by "unforced errors." “I did not say that the president’s policies were a disaster. I did not say that the president’s agenda was a disaster,” Boehner said.
“What I was referring to was the execution of the president’s agenda and the president’s policies. And frankly I think there have been a number of missteps, unforced errors that the president has made and I think the White House would agree that they’ve had their share of mistakes as the president learns to be the president.”
Boehner gave a keynote address last week at financial services giant KPMG’s annual Global Energy Conference, where he said Trump’s presidency so far has been rocky.
Boehner said that Trump “did what he could” with healthcare, but his presidency still faces big problems.
“Everything else he’s done has been a complete disaster,” Boehner said. “He’s still learning how to be president.”
Boehner’s comments had drawn ire from the White House. Trump’s social media director, Dan Scavino, posted a tweet saying “John Boehner, is the disaster.”
Boehner also appeared pessimistic about congressional Republicans’ ability to enact tax reform, one of their top legislative priorities this year.
“I was a little more optimistic about it early in the year; now my odds are 60/40,” Boehner said. “The border adjustment tax is deader than a doornail. Tax reform is just a bunch of happy talk.”
Earlier this year, Boehner, who led dozens of votes in the House to repeal ObamaCare, poured cold water as well on the GOP’s plans to repeal and replace the healthcare law.
“[Congressional Republicans are] going to fix ObamaCare — I shouldn’t call it repeal-and-replace, because it’s not going to happen,” Boehner said at a healthcare conference in Florida.
He's right...he did not say that Trump's policies were a disaster.
Boehner said he “never envisioned” Trump in the Oval Office, and while he said Trump “did what he could” with healthcare, his presidency still faces big problems.“Everything else he’s done has been a complete disaster,” Boehner said. “He’s still learning how to be president
Maybe he had an alcohol blackout. Reminds me of a guy a I knew who woke up in his bathtub on Sunday morning and did not know how he got there, but his car was in the garage.
And Boehner allegedly is Trump’s friend. Boehner is such a scumbag.
Another typical politician, talking out of 5 sides of his mouth.
Who pays Boner to speak to them? Yuck.
Another typical politician, talking out of 5 sides of his mouth.
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Yep. Personifies why people despise politicians and is too stupid to even realize it.
Gosh. Who actually cares?!
> “Boehner: I did not say Trump’s ‘policies were a disaster’”
Boehner is a disaster.
When you are a drunk who experiences black outs, you are always walking things back
He doesn’t remember what he said. Alcoholic blackout.
In Boehner defense he was drunk at the time and probably doesn’t remember anything he said.
“[Congressional Republicans are] going to fix ObamaCare — I shouldn’t call it repeal-and-replace, because it’s not going to happen,” Boehner said at a healthcare conference in Florida.
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Proof right there that they never intended to repeal Obamacare.
With friends like bonehead, who needs enemies...
No one cares what f*rts come out of that worthless moron’s pie-hole.
How do we allow these “things” to have public office?
Really.
Ed
He’s an insider! They’re frauds.
You think after decades of these AHs being in charge, leaving Americans looted, deceived, in debt and in decline, most everyone would get it.
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