Former speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) blames former President Trump
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“Whatever they do or don’t do, nothing will compare to any of the lows of American democracy we experienced in January 2021,” Boehner
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The former Speaker also wrote that Trump had “ instigated that bloody uprising for nothing but selfish reasons, perpetuated by the bullshit he’d bullied since losing a fair election last November. ”
Boehner said it was “painful” for him to see what happened in the Capitol on January 6 and that the incident “should have been a wake-up call for a return to Republican sanity.”
The former chairman wrote that Trump’s refusal to accept the 2020 presidential election result “has not only cost Republicans the Senate, but has also sparked violent mobs.”
“I admit I was not prepared for what came after the election – Trump refused to accept the results and fanned the flames of conspiracy that turned to violence in the seat of our democracy, the building I once headed,” Boehner wrote.
In a statement to the Times, Trump called Boehner a RINO – short for “Republican in name only” – and suggested he was drunk while writing his book. Teasing his audiobook release earlier this year, Boehner, a well-documented wine connoisseur, posted a photo of him drinking merlot while recording.
“Was he drinking when he made this statement?” Trump asked, who doesn’t drink. “Just another RINO that couldn’t do the job!”
In an essay adapted from his book published by Politico Magazine on Friday, Boehner defended former President Obama against criticism that he had not worked hard enough to reach a bipartisan consensus with Republicans during his tenure.
“How do you find common cause with people who think you are a secret Kenyan Muslim traitor?” asked the former Speaker.
Boehner also attacked leading members of the Tea Party, whom he called “legislative terrorists” and Fox News, for fueling what he called false outrage and political divisions on the right.
“Some of the people involved didn’t surprise me at all,” Boehner said of Jan. 6 and Republicans’ subsequent rhetoric about election security and the Capitol uprising. terrorism.”