It was Cruz who conspired in plain sight with a small faction of House conservatives to frustrate Boehner’s every effort at keeping the federal government operating and avoiding the calamity of a national debt default. Now, the perma-tanned Ohioan’s antipathy for his frequent tormentor in Washington is understandable enough. If that wasn’t clear enough, Boehner went on to say he could vote for Trump in a general election but not for Cruz. I get along with almost everyone, but I have never worked with a more miserable son of a bitch in my life.” “I have Democrat friends and Republican friends. “Lucifer in the flesh,” the former speaker said. When specifically asked his opinions on Ted Cruz, Boehner made a face, drawing laughter from the crowd.

Satanists do not 'want' Cruz, either, but it is because he, as Gilmore said, 'is everything opposite of what we represent.' However, they do not have a collective support for a specific politician.Just as we were all getting used to the idea of Ted Cruz with his new sidekick Carly Fiorina leading a desperate, last-minute charge on behalf of sensible Republicans everywhere to stop Donald Trump from winning the Republican presidential nomination, along comes former Speaker John Boehner with an assessment of Cruz that’s probably very common on Capitol Hill.Īt a speaking gig at Stanford University (yes, former Speakers get paid to speak), Boehner had this to say about his fellow Republican:

Trump, meanwhile, had called his presidential opponent 'lying Ted' and a 'dishonest' guy. | (Reuters)įor Boehner, he said that if Donald Trump is their nominee, he would vote for him but if Cruz is their nominee, he would not. Republican presidential candidates debate in Detroit, Michigan, March 3, 2016. presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks as rival candidate Ted Cruz (R) looks on at the U.S. It really prevents you from thinking clearly.' Republican U.S. I think that's a rather destructive, backward mindset, because when you take clearly Christian individuals, clearly Christian activities, and things go sour, you pass them off as the influence of Satan. 'All he's trying to say is that Ted Cruz is some type of embodiment of evil. 'Christians can't just push Cruz off on Satanists,' Lucien Greaves, a spokesman and co-founder for the Satanic Temple, told ABC News. It seems like Boehner was trying to make Cruz into a representation of what is evil, and a Satanist spokeman said that it is backward-thinking. In a statement, The Church of Satan high priest Magus Peter Howard Gilmore said, as quoted by ABC News: 'Having a conservative Christian likened to Lucifer - one who opposes equal rights for same sex couples and promotes the ability to deny services to any with different values - we Satanists see as besmirching the positive, heroic aspects of that character as portrayed by Milton in his epic 'Paradise Lost.''īoehner, while speaking last week at Stanford University, said that Cruz is ' Lucifer in the flesh.' He also claimed that he gets along with almost everybody, having both Democrat and Republican friends, but he found it difficult working with the Texas senator, calling him a 'miserable son of b****.' | Reuters/Hyungwon Kangįormer House Speaker John Boehner has likened presidential candidate Ted Cruz to the devil, but Satanists reject the comparison. House Republican leader John Boehner (R-OH) in Washington, March 19, 2010.

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