Boehner: 'Republicans have to go back to being Republicans'
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Former Republican House Speaker John Boehner on Sunday urged his party to return to its traditional principles, saying a focus on things like fiscal responsibility and strong national defense are key to winning back control of Congress in upcoming elections.
"You know, what I've suggested here over the last several months is, Republicans have to go back to being Republicans. Focus in on the principles of what it means to be a Republican: fiscal responsibility, a strong national defense," Boehner told CNN's Dana Bash on "State of the Union." "They can lay out half a dozen principles that I think will help bring our party together, which is really what's going to be necessary if we're going to have a chance to take back the majority in 2022 or 2024." Boehner, who resigned as House speaker in late 2015 amid clashes with the growing conservative caucus of the Republican Party, has been increasingly vocal about his opposition to where his party is headed as its prominent members fight over control of the GOP's ideals and tone in the wake of significant electoral losses in 2018 and 2020. In a book released last week, the former Ohio congressman writes that the GOP is now under total control of former President Donald Trump and that he's not sure he still belongs in its current iteration.More Related News
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