Earnest: John Boehner’s Trip to Israel ‘Doesn’t Come as a Surprise to Anybody Here’

‘It’s certainly not uncommon’

NN REPORTER: “How does the White House views Speaker Boehner’s plans to travel to Israel to meet with the Prime Minister Netanyahu?”

EARNEST: “Well, it’s certainly not uncommon for members of Congress in both parties to travel to Israel. I am not aware of all of the details of the trip, but it’s not -- it doesn’t come as a surprise to anybody here.”

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