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What is John Boehner's net worth? Ted Cruz puts signed copy of ex-Speaker's memoir in fireplace

Boehner called Cruz 'reckless a**hole who thinks he is smarter than everyone else' and 'a lunatic'

Former House Speaker John Boehner's new bombshell memoir has become the talk of the town after he took several digs at Senator Ted Cruz in his book, including calling him a "reckless a**hole".

Boehner, the author of 'On the House: A Washington Memoir', in an excerpt of which was published in Politico earlier this month, skewered Cruz, calling him a "reckless a**hole who thinks he is smarter than everyone else" and "a lunatic" who "enlisted the crazy caucus of the GOP". Then a week later, Boehner doubled down on his criticism of the senator, telling CBS News that he singled out Cruz because he had amplified divisions within the Republican House caucus.

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He even added an unscripted, "PS, Ted Cruz, go f**k yourself" in the audiobook recording of the memoir. Since leaving office, the Ohio Republican has called Cruz "Lucifer in the flesh" and told an audience he'd "never worked with a more miserable son of a b***h in my life."

In another interview on Fox News on Tuesday,  April 13, Boehner explained that while he got along well with most of his Republican colleagues during his time on Capitol Hill, there were roughly "30 of them that weren't conservative — I'm a conservative Republican — they were knuckleheads and Ted Cruz came over and kept winding them up to do crazy things that have never had a chance of becoming law. All you will do is cause problems and so over the years, I’ve just decided, screw Ted Cruz."

On Tuesday, April 13, it seemed like Cruz had enough as he clapped back at Boehner by posting three pictures of his book with the caption, "Some smart-ass dropped off a copy of Boehner's new book at my office," Cruz tweeted. "It's even signed! I filed it in the appropriate place." The first photo was of Boehner's book sitting on a table in Cruz's office, the second snap was of the book's title page signed by Boehner, and a third of the book in the fireplace, which Cruz called its "appropriate place."

John Boehner net worth

John Boehner was born in Reading, Ohio, and began working at his family's bar when he was eight. He went on to graduate from Xavier University in the late '70s. It took him seven years to complete his college education as he held several jobs just to afford the tuition. Just after graduating, he began working for a packaging and plastics company called Nucite Sales. He eventually became the President of the company and retired from the position in 1990.

Boehner has a net worth of $5 million, according to Celebrity Net Worth. He began to shift his focus to a career in politics in the early '80s, beginning as a member of the Board of Trustees in his county. He later served as an Ohio State Representative from 1985-1990. He was elected to the House of Representatives in 1991, and has remained in that position since then. He is the current Speaker of the House, and a former minority and majority leader.