Boehner on Obama: ‘We Come from Different Planets’
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MANDEL NGAN/AFP/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — Speaker of the House John Boehner said Tuesday morning that he has a “cordial” relationship with President Obama, but that they come from “two different planets.”
“We have a good relationship,” Boehner told a small group of reporters over breakfast. “We just come from two different planets.” He added: “We speak a different language.”
Boehner said he hasn’t even had a conversation with the president since December 23. Despite that, he says a top priority this year is to find a way to work with President Obama on creating jobs and reducing unemployment.
“While we have big differences in terms of the kind of policies that are good for the country, our job is to find common ground for the American people,” Boehner said.
But not only does Boehner rarely speak with the president, there is little trust between them. Describing his ill-fated talks last year with President Obama over a deficit-reduction deal, Boehner said, “It was like negotiating with someone who has never negotiated with anyone before.”
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