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Boehner Says Apart From Foreign Policy, Trump Has Been 'A Complete Disaster'

The former speaker of the House told an energy conference in Texas that Trump is "still learning how to be president."

Everything President Trump has done in office, apart from international affairs and foreign policy, has been a "complete disaster," says former House Speaker John Boehner.

Boehner was speaking at and praised the president's willingness to to combating ISIS.

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