'To which my response was, 'Who's John Boehner?'' Cruz told the crowd at the right-wing political event. He suggested that I do something that was anatomically impossible.

Tune in this Sunday /mtdwtLXhyR- CBS Sunday Morning  April 9, 2021īack in February, two sources told Axios that Boehner had gone off script while recording the audio version of his book, at one point reportedly saying: 'Oh, and Ted Cruz, go f**k yourself.'Ĭruz fired back at Boehner the following day at Conservative Political Action Conference in Florida, saying: 'John Boehner made some news.

'I don't beat anybody up, it's not really my style, except that jerk.'įormer House Speaker John Boehner, author of “On the House,” talks with John Dickerson about two Congressional Republicans he deems to be “political terrorists.' This week's spat marks just the latest war of words between Boehner and Cruz who have long locked horns within the Republican party.Former House Speaker Boehner, also a Republican, is releasing his memoir 'On The House: A Washington Memoir' Tuesday.Jim Jordan saying he 'never saw a guy who spent more time tearing things apart' and calling both men 'political terrorists' In the interview, airing Sunday, Boehner says he doesn't like to 'beat anyone up' but makes an exception for 'that jerk' Cruz.Cruz was responding to a clip from a CBS News interview with Boehner.I wear with pride his drunken, bloviated scorn. Texas Senator Cruz took to social media Friday to lambast longtime foe Boehner.Ted Cruz hits out at John Boehner's 'drunken, bloviated scorn' and mockingly tells him 'don't cry' after the former House Speaker called him a 'jerk' who just 'makes a lot of noise'

Bloviated scorn