John Boehner says Republican Congressmen won't let him play golf with Obama because they are worried about what they discuss on the course

  • Ohio Republican told the Golf Channel he cannot play with the president
  • Says 'everybody gets bent out of shape worried about what we are up to'
  • The pair played golf in 2011 during the heat of budget negotiations 
  • Their foray however failed to help in an elusive search for a bargain 
  • In the interview he added he would never run for president
  • Said he didn't want to give up cigarettes and red wine for the job  

By Wills Robinson For Dailymail.com and Associated Press

Published: 12:40 EDT, 31 July 2015 | Updated: 14:46 EDT, 31 July 2015

The bitter rivalry between the Democrats and Republicans causes a constant lack of agreement in Congress. 

Their inability to come to a settlement has stalled legislation for months and even caused the shutdown of the federal government. 

And, according to House Speaker John Boehner, the feud extends beyond Capitol Hill onto the golf course.   

He says fellow GOP Congressmen won't let him hit the course with President Obama, because they are worried about what the pair might to discuss. 

Speaker John Boehner has revealed his Republican colleagues will not let him play golf with the president because they are worried about what they will discus. They are pictured on the course at the Andrews Air Force base in the heat of the 2011 budget discussions 

Speaker John Boehner has revealed his Republican colleagues will not let him play golf with the president because they are worried about what they will discus. They are pictured on the course at the Andrews Air Force base in the heat of the 2011 budget discussions 

In an interview with the Golf Channel, set to be aired on Monday, Boehner said: 'The president has suggested, "Hey, do you think it is too much trouble to play golf again?" 

'I have to look at him and say, "Yes, because everybody gets bent out of shape worried about what we are up to, when all we are really going to do is just play golf".'

The Ohio Republican shared several golf stories and described the appeal of the sport during an interview with David Feherty.

Boehner is described as a five-handicap golfer before he became speaker in January 2011, with no mention of whether his game has improved or suffered in the last four years.

Obama and Boehner played golf in 2011 during the heat of budget negotiations, but the foray on the links failed to help in an elusive search for a grand bargain.

The speaker recalled another golf match with Obama, Vice President Joe Biden and Ohio Gov. John Kasich, who is now seeking the Republican presidential nomination.

'President Obama shows up, we are getting ready to putt a few, and he says, 'Boehner, you and I are partners. We are going to take these guys (Kasich and Biden) on,' Boehner recalled. 'I thought John Kasich was going to cry. So the president and I whipped up on them pretty good and they paid up.'

'As soon as we got in the cart I said, Mr president, just remember something, this is just golf,' he said.

Boehner says he has no interest in running for president.

'You've got to either have a very special calling or be an egomaniac to want to do this,' he said. '

On top of that, I smoke cigarettes, I drink red wine, I play golf, I cut my own grass and I wash and iron my own shirts. I'm not giving that up to be president of the United States.' 

Boehner is described as a five-handicap golfer before he became speaker in January 2011, with no mention of whether his game has improved or suffered in the last four years

Boehner is described as a five-handicap golfer before he became speaker in January 2011, with no mention of whether his game has improved or suffered in the last four years

 

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John Boehner says GOP Congressmen won't let him play golf with Barack Obama

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