He also said Trump¹s foreign policy stance, laid out in a speech two weeks ago, didn’t align with his views. Still, Boehner said, “Anybody who doesn’t think Donald Trump can win, just watch.”…
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“Thank God the guy from Texas didn’t win,” he said.
As all eyes in Washington were on Trump¹s meetings with top GOP lawmakers, Boehner weighed in on the decision by his replacement as speaker — the lawmaker Boehner pushed, lobbied and cajoled to take the job, Paul Ryan — not to immediately endorse Trump.
“I think Paul was just being cautious,” Boehner said, adding that he “doesn’t have any doubt” things will “get smoothed over.”
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