Bush: ‘I Admire John Boehner Greatly’

‘He’s a person that is focused on solving problems’

WALLACE:  "John Boehner is stepping down as speaker of the House.  Is that a good or bad thing for conservatives?"
BUSH:  "Well, we’ll see how it plays out.  I think what we need is a conservative president that can work with the Congress.  We wouldn’t have these problems if you had a president that actually would commit to passing a budget, would commit to a — you know, repealing ObamaCare, reforming our taxes."
WALLACE:  "But — " [crosstalk]
WALLACE:  "— respectfully, sir, what about Boehner stepping down?"
BUSH:  "I don’t know.  We’ll have to see how it plays out.  I admire John Boehner greatly.  He’s a great public service. He left at the apex of his — of his time in service to this — to the country with the pope speaking in Congress.  I think people are going to miss him in the long run, because he’s a — he’s a person that is focused on solving problems."

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