rallied his core conservative members against john boehner, is why john boehner doesn't like him.

when john boehner calls me lucifer he's not directing that at me. he's directing that at you. r is not anything i said to him. i haven't said much of anything. what boehner is angry with me for is standing with the american people, is energizing and encouraging house conservatives to stand with the american people and actually honor the commitments we have made. what boehner is angry with is that conservatives said if we promise to repeal become let's stand up and obama care. what boehner is angry with is we said if we promise to stop. >> right there you are hearing ted cruz respond, shall we say, to what we heard from john boehner coming out this morning. ted cruz saying if you want a president like john boehner, donald trump is your man. >> he is not calling you lucifer, calling you, the voters all lucifer. >> ted cruz embracing the comments it seems and trying to get them to work in his favor as he rushes towards this crucial primary in indiana. so he campaigns against washington. here is another thing about washington that we know. we are just two days away from the white h

ted cruz and john boehner have no love lost between the two. boehner was never a fan of ted cruz on capitol hill. it's no surprise he would make these comments now. it is very personal, right, when you talk to other republicans outside strategists that that, one of the things you hear, this is very personal for john boehner, for the former speaker, so it's no surprise that those feelings have not diminished even though he's been off the hill for a little while. we'll be expecting to hear when he speaks to the media in a couple of minutes. it will happen this hour. hopefully we'll take it to you live. >> we're looking forward to that and i have a feeling we'll hear more about that and if he doesn't, you'll ask him about it because you get us all the good stuff. hallie jackson covering the cruz/fiorina campaign. jacob rascon joins us from evansville, indiana, where the republican front-runner is set to hold a rally, his happening in about two hours. donald trump saying he got the greatest endorsement in indiana history, which came from a very well

john boehner, donald trump's your man. boehner's comments, he said something like he's the worst s.o.b. i've ever worked with, something like that. >> lucifer in the flesh. >> there was that, too. but the interesting thing is, he said that i've ever worked with. i've never worked with john boehner. truth of the matter is i don't know the man. boehner's comments reveal everything that is wrong and corrupt with washington, everything you're angry with. when sbrooin cajohn boehner cal lucifer, he's not directing that at me. he's directing that at you. >> the guy who holds boehner's old job weighed in during his weekly briefing with reporters. here's ryan's exchange. >> lucifer in the flesh, i have democrat friends and republican friends -- >> there are children here, watch what you say. >> but i've never worked with a more miserable son -- i heard. >> your relationship with senator cruz. >> i have a much better relationship with senator cruz. i have a very good relationship with both men and i'm going to take it that way. >> t

that's why john boehner resigned in the middle of his term. boehner quit because he couldn't stand another day trying to control out of control children in his party, in the house of representatives and an out of control senator in his party, cheering them on. so no one should have been surprised today to learn that john boehner hates ted cruz. and i mean hates him. john boehner is retired. no one should be too surprised that john boehner feels free to tell the truth as he sees it about ted cruz. especially when it can hurt ted cruz the most. and everywhere he goes, everyone has a recording device in their pockets, we shouldn't be surprised. we got to hear john boehner call ted cruz the devil. >> how about ted cruz? >> lucifer in the flesh. in washington, i have many democrat friends, i have republican friends. i get to along with almost everybody. but i have never worked with a more miserable son of a bitch in my life. over my dead body, will he be president. >> over my dead body. john boehner said that to an audience at stanford university la

here's john boehner.ld trump after hearing those words. >> if cruz sneezes, just sneezes, his people leave him. believe me. no loyalty. nobody -- who can listen to him? in the senate he's known as a liar. marco rubio, who's a good guy, called him a liar in the debate. remember that? he said you're a liar. i said that's great. when another senator can call a senator a liar, i said now i can do it also. it is great. so we came up with lyin'ted. >> apostrophe. we get it. dana bash with me now. first of all, where is john boehner been? now boy oh boy, he made a splash with his public appearance. >> reporter: he has. although it seems reading some of the transcript he didn't necessarily expect it to be public. look, he is gone. in retirement. making speeches. writing a book and he is now saying the things more freely that those of us who covered him, especially during his very tumultuous years, he believes and he is not wrong in large part many times because of ted cruz's tactics. you know, it was not a secret

nobody likes john boehner. we thought he caused so many problems and didn't know how to run the house. you see his remarks as an endorsement or positive remark about takers -- about ted cruz? caller: idea. if i can tell you one thing about him. i know he doesn't come off as super personal with people, but when he tells you he is going to do something, you can take it to the bank. he is going to do what he says he will do. that, i do know about him. that is a good thing. host: cindy, there is an article in politico. to be hated wants is the name of the article. it says and here that any other politician would have winced at the characterization, especially coming from a follow republican, but given his long-term success at extracting vitriol and bio by the barrel for those -- from those who should be his ideological comrades, we can only assume ted cruz claims the hatred and condemnation and regards boehner's lucifer comment as an endorsement. do you agree? caller: to a certain degree. here's what i agree with.

i've never worked with john boehner. truth of the matter is, i don't know the man. >> reporter: tell that to boehner who revealed two years ago that cruz was once his attorney. >> ted cruz used to be my attorney a long time ago. >> is that right? >> yeah. he's a good guy. >> reporter: cruz also threw cold water on john kasich, which was supposed to mean that the ohio governor would no longer compete. and then tweeted, "i can't stand liars." kasich seemed to acknowledge the deal with cruz is dead saying the governor could pull off a surprise in indiana. >> i think he may surprise people in indiana. i was there on monday. >> but i thought he made a deal with cruz not to campaign in indiana and basically give up indiana. >> i thought that was supposed to be the deal at one point. >> reporter: drama surrounding the heat off of trump still trying to explain the comment that hillary clinton is playing the woman card. >> nobody cherishes and nobody respects women more than donald trump. that i can tell you. i will be so much be

john boehner is the angel with wings and sword. he's michael the archangel in this picture. he tail and cloven hooves. boehner, let's agree, never looked this good. that's "hardball" for now. thanks for being with us. "all in with chris hayes" starts right now. >>> tonight on "all in" -- >> lucifer in the flesh. >> exhibit a for why never trump has been such an uphill battle. >> over my dead body will he be the president. >> tonight, the ted cruz response to the boehner broadside as donald trump gains more support. >>> plus the fact and the fiction of the trump will defeat hillary narrative. as the republican front-runner drops another women's card stunner. >> the only thing she's got going is the fact that she's a woman. >>> then bernie sanders takes aim at democrats. >> the democratic party up to now has not been clear about which side they are on, on the major issues facing this country. >> and a major victory in the fight to make voting easier. "all in" starts right now. >>> good evening from new york. i'm chris hayes. tonight, more capitol hill republicans are embracing

the house and you want a president like john boehner, donald trump's your man. >> cruz is also fund-raising off of boehner's comments. he described how pivotal indiana is to deciding the gop nominee. >> i am so grateful that the entire country is now looking to indiana. [ applause ] we are at the edge of a cliff staring downward. and it is the common sense and good judgment of the hoosier state that is the one thing that stands between us and plunging over the cliff. >> this comes as cruz launched new ads in indiana featuring his vp pick carly fiorina. meanwhile, the indianapolis star is ignoring the recent cruz/kasich pact by backing kasich. it still says that kasich is the best man for the job. >>> also yesterday, kasich made some emotional comments on why he's staying in the race. >> i made the determination that the people of this country deserve something. and said what do you think, sweetie? i'm inclined to keep going. she looked at me and she said simple worlds because she's not a politician. she said the people need a choice. and if you don't give them a choice, who will? >> republi

it is personal for john boehner. it's about principles for ted cruz, it's personal to john boehner. liz: good to see you, thank you, ken, very much. ken cuccinelli. >> good to be with you. liz: former virginia attorney general. keep it right here for the best coverage and analysis of the indiana primary. coverage begins tuesday, 7:00 p.m. eastern. closing bell 15 minutes away. we are coming right back. dow is down 208 points. 17,835 is where we stand now. if a denture were to be put under a microscope, we can see all the bacteria that still exists. polident's unique micro clean formula works in just 3 minutes, killing 99.99% of odor causing bacteria. for a cleaner, fresher, brighter denture every day. perfect driving record. >>perfect. no tickets. no accidents... >>that is until one of you clips a food truck, ruining your perfect record. >>yup... now, you would think your insurance company would cut you some slack, right? >>no. your insurance rates go through the roof. your perfect record doesn't get you anything. >>anything. perfect! for drivers with accident forgiveness, liberty m

listen. >> when john boehner calls me lucifer, he's not directing that at me. he's directing that at you. what boehner is angry with me for is not anything i've said to him. i haven't said much of anything. what boehner is angry with me for is standing with the american people. >> barry, is that what ted cruz is doing, standing with the american people? >> well, so far he's stood with 25% of republican primary voters. i don't think he's standing with the american people. i mean, ted talks a good game about his washington experience but in his six years here, he really hasn't changed anything. but, you know, he made a lot of enemies, picked a lot of fights, some of them unnecessarily. and just very unpopular guy in the senate and in the house. >> ron, i can hear the big sighs there but let me get this question in before you respond. why is it that it seems, ron, that we hear over and over these sorts of insults about ted cruz? it's like ted cruz is applying for a job and all of his references are saying, don't hire this guy. >> well, it's just amazing that the 20

i have met john boehner two or three times in my life. if i had said 50 words in my life to john bane were i would be surprised. and every one has been a pleasantry, good to see you, mr. speaker. charles: john boehner not doing much to help voters when it comes to respect for the republican party. the nation's unfavorable rating for the republican party at its highest point since 1992. 62% of the nation sees the gop unfavorably. i have got to tell you something. these trends probably not enough -- the latest chapter coming from former speaker john boehner. joining me to discuss congressman marcia blackburn. i was going to make you a senator. representativ -- representativen you have dealt with the notion that it's an outside outsider'. you still insist everything is okay? >> i think things are just fine. ted cruz should have said, see, this is what i'm talking about. this is what i'm dealing with. he should have owned it. 62% of the american people don't see the republican party as a negative. look at the millions that have come in. they s

he plays golf and texts john boehner as john boehner admitted to in that same speech. john boehner is the consumate insider. >> some of the republicans are flip flopping themselves, they have been criticizing, holding their noses at donald trump for so many months, now he is starting to win majorities. we are all going to start saying nice things, he is my texting buddy, he didn't say this is the voice of conservatism, the great policy thinker of our time, they're sort of trying to get there and angle forward i guess in hopes to save the party. >> find a way to nach gait if he becomes the nominee, support republicans but not trump. i am a ryan republican. maybe here's a cabinet secretary i can get behind, this is who i want nor defense secretary. >> these are politicians, can we say that, and they all looked at the 59 or 60% margin tuesday, you can't read it any other way than the fact that this guy is almost mathematically guaranteed to be the nominee, and they decided, they've woken up, said what am i going to do. am i going to fight the party's nominee the entire ti

. >> i would have voted for john boehner because i think john boehner made a comeback of a lifetime.speech at stanford. >> how about ted cruz? [ laughter ] >> lucifer in the flesh. [ applause ] >> and one of the things i've always liked about john boehner is his candor. he is a guy who says what's on his mind. but in a sense doesn't this kind of make one pine for the old republican party in the sense that it used to have something about it that was a bit glib, a bit urbane, not extreme. john boehner. >> it's sad to me that the only people who speak truth in politics on all sides are former people. >> right. >> i think everybody can learn from the pope that the really interesting time to speak the truth is when you have the job. >> yes. >> and if you think about it sort of the way the tea party destroyed really john boehner's, you know, time as speaker is sound of the animating what's happening in the republican party right now, right? >> oh, by far. today those don't hold the office anymore because of the constant threat of being primaried. it's a real problem. but to hear john boehn

john boehner saying devil himself. called him louis officer.orked with miserable s.o.b., in his life. ted cruz turned that on his heels. look, if you want the establishment, if you want john boehner and those types, fine, elect donald trump. donald trump is his good golfing buddy. they are, effectively, one in the same. and trump is part of the establishment. what do you say to that? >> i would say that john boehner is no longer in office but you can look at who has supported senator ted cruz. look at lindsey graham. lindsey graham is the epit my of the establishment. hasn't met a war he didn't want to go into. he is the one said ted cruz could be killed on senate floor and no one would care. he wants to turn the john boehner thing into -- >> wait a minute. wait a minute. are you saying donald trump is not a part of the establishment. >> lindsey graham supporting ted cruz. that is the establishment. that is the current establishment. >> that is most ridiculous things ever. >> all of them done that if you have done that -- >> all businessmen hav

former house speaker john boehner. lucifer in the flesh. i have never worked with a more miserable son of a bitch. >> reporter: boehner commenting candidly in california. >> this is not being recorded, incidentally, or broadcast, so you can be open. >> he allowed his inner trump to come out. >> reporter: cruz today in indiana. >> john boehner in his remarks described donald trump as his texting and golfing buddy. truth of the matter is, i don't know the man. i've met john boehner two or three times in my life. >> reporter: but to stop trump, cruz needs help from more members of the gop including the d.c. establishment he's been fighting for years. during the 2013 shut down famously huddling with members of congress at this d.c. restaurant to try to turn them against leaders like boehner. cruz considered by someone of the most hated man on capitol hill. now trump is trying to prove he's the one that can work with washington picking up new congressional endorsements today and sending top staff to argue senator cruz has no shot. >> last tuesday

let me go back and start with john boehner. you hear him saying some choice things about senator ted cruz. these are two men who by the way haven't seen eye to eye for a long time. >> reporter: no, they haven't, kate. i think it's very important that people know the back story here. october of 2013 was arguably the most difficult three-week stretch of john boehner's entire speakership. that was due directly to one man, and that's ted cruz. this was during the government shutdown. ted cruz told a conservative bunch of house republicans to hold out, that if they stuck together, they could get president obama to somehow agree to appeal obamacare. a lot of members thought that was a cam kazcy strategy to say the least. one of the things that boehner had to continually deal with, he would often think he had gotten a deal with the white house, that he had gotten something more conservative passed to be the government funding bill, they would get some wins here and there. he'd bring it to his conference and these republican house memb

that's why john boehner resigned in the middle of his term. boehner quit because he couldn't stand another day trying to control out of control children in his party, in the house of representatives and an out of control senator in his party, cheering them on.

cruz said he offered to negotiate with john boehner and got shot down. >> john boehner's respond was i will not have a conversation with you. case up withdrew in indiana to give cruz a better thought there. kasich and cruz's donations have slumped as trump's have grown. hillary clinton has been careful to say she'll not take bernie sanders or his voters for granted. her campaign decided they will not spend money on tv ad in self states where sanders continues to advertise. many think trump could blow a golden opportunity. if he wins in indiana, his odd of becoming the gop nominee go way up. lou: defense officials confirm to fox news that a russian fighter jet flew within 50 feet of a u.s. surveillance plane in northeast asia. that comes two week after two russian jet fighters conducted flyovers of a navy destroyer in the baltic sea. testifying before the senate yesterday, defense secretary ash carter said it's time for those provocations to stop. >> whether it's encouraged from the top, whether it was encouraged from higher up or not, i can't say. but we do expect it to be discourage

of the house, and i want a president like john boehner, donald trump is your man. u: i have a few of thoughts about the cruz-boehner departure coming up next in my commentary. stay with us. comi : truth of the matter i don't know the man. i met john boehner two or three times in my life. lou: never worked with him? here we go again. the senator apparently forgot he once worked as an attorney on a case for john boehner nearly two decades ago. the cruz campaign tried to downplay the lapse by saying cruz never talked with boehner while on that case, but i believe the boehner sharp shots against cruz signals something much bigger at work here. there are signs, just signs, that the republican establishment may be coming around to donald trump, and their responsibility, in fact, their duty to respect and honor the will of the people. the voters. god knows they've been fighting them hard enough. boehner made a point of calling trump a friend, adding they've played a lot of golf together, but he also said it looks like he's going to be the nominee and that he ought to be pr

if i have said 50 words in my life to john boehner i'd be surprised and every one of them has consistedf pleasantlies, good to see can you, mr. speaker. i never had any substantive conversation with boehner in any respect. during the government shutdown, i reached out to john boehner and i offered for mike lee and me to come over and work with the speaker. can we resolve this and actually get something meaningful done to stop the disaster that is obamacare? john baner's response was i have no interest in talking to you. when boehner calls me lucifer, he's not directing that at me. he's directing that at you. what boehner is angry with is the american people holding him accountable. >> but for ted cruz's claim to have never worked with john boehner, cruz once worked as boehner's lawyer from 1998 to 2004, but they had little contact when cruz reached the senate. and boehner is not alone in his opinion about ted cruz. pete king added this. >> i fully agree with john boehner and maybe gives lucifer a bad name by comparing him to ted cruz. listen, what boehner was most concerned about ted cr

john boehner is a patriot. i've always been a huge boehner fan. could have been the ultimate kiss of death for a candidate, if john boehner, ultimate in the establishment gave him an endorsement. i'll say this, when ted cruz says i haven't spoken 50 words to john boehner, maybe you should have. he was the house speaker. and ted cruz did put him in a box and he forced the stupid government shutdown. but you know look, boehner and mcconnell and those guys said okay, if you want to try this, knock yourselves out, it was disastrous for the republican party. it took them a long time to dig out of the hole and anybody who said it was a bad idea was crushed at the time and proven right later on. so cruz should have spent more time building the network. >> remember after boehner stepped down, cruz was vocal saying we got this done and taking credit for it. >> you mentioned the pope. the pope was there in the first place, it was an exorcism. >> i don't believe boehner was criticizing cruz by calling him, lucifer in the flesh. lucifer is a rendering of hebr

martha: senator ted cruz firing back after john boehner calls him lucifer in the flesh. >> john boehner had some interesting comments last night. he didn't abbreviate what he said. he was a little more expressive. he allowed his inner trump to come out. ...clear for take off. see ya! when you're living with diabetes. steady is exciting. oh this is living baby! only glucerna has carbsteady, to help minimize blood sugar spikes. and try new glucerna hunger smart to help you feel full. (two text tones) now? (text tone) excuse me. (phone tone) again? be right back. always running to the bathroom because your bladder is calling the shots? (text tone) you may have oab. enough of this. we're going to the doctor. take charge and ask your doctor about myrbetriq. that's myr-be-triq, the first and only treatment... ...in its class for oab symptoms of urgency... ...frequency, and leakage. myrbetriq (mirabegron) may increase blood pressure. tell your doctor right away if you have trouble emptying your bladder, or have a weak urine stream. myrbetriq may cause serious allergic reactions. if you experie

obviously john boehner told everybody how he feels and ted cruz is responding. r] >> you know, your producer called me say when we heard boehner say lucifer. [laughter] >> look, maria, i happen to be preaching about the real lucifer in my church on sunday. but i think seriously that -- i think ted cruz is going to wear this as a badge of honor showing that he's an outsider. trump will show, look, he can't get along with anybody. the trajectory headed toward trump nomination. maria: ted cruz has been fighting the establishment the entire time. dagen: you couldn't hit even a republican that likes john boehner at this point. maria: you're right. >> dagen: not to talk about hitting people with softballs. when anybody starts name calling, i always feel they're trying to be relevant. i don't think it even puts a red mark on ted cruz. kevin: this goes back to the complete party being in disarray . right now you have john boehner, an establishment member. maria: speculation of of paul ryan. kevin: so it's looking like there's going to be chaos in cleveland so hopefully t

of the house and you want a president like john boehner, donald trump is your man. e lucifer he is not directing that at me. he is directing that at you. what boehner is angry with me for is not anything i have said to him. i haven't said much of anything. what boehner is angry with me for is standing with the american people, is energizing and encouraging house conservatives to stand with the american people and actually honor the commitments we have made. >> wow. i want to bring in my cnn colleague who is in evansville, indiana ahead of a big rally. phil mattingly is live and cnn's political analyst john avalon, sarah murray first to you so i'm not sure if donald trump is going to seize on john boehner's language, s.o.b. and lucifer and use that today behind you or stick with the presidential image he was trying to convey last night with the teleprompters and i can be a president, too, business. what do we expect? >> reporter: it will be interesting to see if he addresses john boehner's comments. we saw the two different tones from donald trump and the reality is o

when john boehner calls me lucifer , he's not directing that me. he's directing that you. what boehner is angry with me for is not something i've ever said to him. what boehner is angry with me for is standing with the american people and energizing and encouraging house conservatives to stand with the american people and actually honor the commitments we've made. what boehner is angry with is that conservatives said if we promise to reveal obamacare let's actually stand up and fight obamacare. what boehner is angry with is that we said if we promise to stop amnesty, let's actually honor our promises and stop what boehner is angry with his we said we promised to stop the debt that is bankrupting our kids, let's do something meaningful to honor those commitments. if we promise to keep this country safe, let's do something real to stop president obama's misguided plan to bring tens of thousands of syrian muslim refugees into this country who may well be infiltrated with isis terror. what boehner is angry with is the american people holding himaccountable . imagine what the ag

donald trump gave john boehner's superpac $100,000 a few years ago. >> cruz outraged congressional leaders, he let a budget shutdown go forward in 2013. cruz argued that he offered to negotiate with boehner and got shut down. >> john boehner's response was i have no interest in talking to you. what could be having a conversation, no, i will not meet. >> kasich has pulled out of indiana to give cruz a better shot. it saves resources for cruz and kasich, whose donations have slowed as trump's momentum has grown. trump says if he wins indiana the gop race is over. he's increasingly focused on clinton who has been careful to insist she will not take bernie sanders or his voters for granted. she's so comfortable with her lead, her campaign has decided it won't spend money on tv ads in several upcoming states where sanders continues to advertise. >> many republicans think trump could blow a golden opportunity. if he wins indiana, the odds of him becoming the gop nominee go way, way up. >> are you having fun, carl? >> it's a different kind of campaign. it's a ride. >> it's good to see you in wash

if you're happy with john boehner and you want a president like john boehner, donald trump is your man. >> in boehner's rocks at stanford he said he would vote for trump if he is the nominee but no what vote for ted cruz. today cruz went out of his way to distance himself from speaker boehner. >> i never worked with john boehner. the truth of the matter is i don't know the man. i've met hem two or three times in my life. >> doesn't know john boehner, that got the intention of our producer, chad pergram. he said ted cruz as one time was john boehner's lawyer and worked for years on a case that involved john boehner. we asked the cruz campaign and he aides said he was a junior assistant that helped with legal briefs, still ted cruz was involve enough that he gave several interviews, even to newspapers, in which he was quoted as boehner's attorney. for his part donald trump held a recall in evansville, indiana. how can he top lucifer in the flesh. that's pretty good. trump piled on cruz's criticism and says cruz is not popular on capitol hill. >> in the senate he's known as a liar. marco

do you welcome support from john boehner?> anyone who wants to support donald trump can support him. john boehner is no longer a sitting member of congress. you have to take pause when members of congress has endorsed ted cruz. with all due respect, if we are united states using his logic, ted cruz should dropout of the race. i understand the cruise campaign is trying to find a way to somehow magically force a convention to win the nomination even against the will of the people. it's not going to happen. it is time for republicans to come and coalesce behind donald trump. he has the most votes and the most delegates and he is about to break the record in primary turn out. the writing is on the wall. >> there is a report here in the "new york times" this morning that suggests that your campaign is saying that donald trump may return to the attacks that he launched against bill and hillary clinton over the monica lewinsky scandal. this is how donald trump started to talk about this a few months ago and pulled back. this was tru

held john boehner's feet to the fire. he was effectively deposed by his own party as the leader of the republicans in the house. this works well when you're holding yourself out as the most conservative presidential nomination since barry goldwater. >> cruz is in a moment where his strategy is trying to unite the republican party. trying to cast trump as more of the outsider, more damaging than him. so to have someone who is still popular in a certain segment of the republican party. donors and elites to be fair. for him to have that come out at a time where he is trying to promote the message of unity, i don't think is helpful to his effort. >> what's so odd is if the criticism of boehner is welcome, because he represents the faction of the party that gave up, was moderate, conceded, was in the end, not conservative enough, the choice of the party up until now. the popular choice, is a guy who isn't even conservative at all. it's a very odd year in which you rebel against the establishment. as being insufficiently ideolo

i've never worked with john boehner. truth of the matter is i don't know the man. >> reporter: but tell that to boehner who revealed two years ago that cruz was once his attorney. >> ted cruz used to be my attorney a long time ago. >> is that right? >> yeah, good guy. not that i always agree with him, but he's a good grie. >> reporter: cruz also threw water on the pact he made with john kasich that was supposed to mean the governor would no longer campaign in indiana. >> there is no alliance. >> reporter: moments after that, john weaver tweeted "i can't stand liars." and trump says hillary clinton is playing the woman card. >> nobody cherishes and respects women more than donald trump, that i can tell you. i will be so much better than women than hillary clinton is. >> reporter: joined by his running mate, carly fiorina who once clashed with trump herself, cruz pointed to the gop's pfron runner's record with women. >> joining me is philip bump. i want to you listen to a clip from republican congressman peter king reacting

of the house, and you want a president like john boehner, then donald trump is your man. >> cruz is fund-raising off boehner's comments. at an event underscored how pivotal indiana is to deciding the gop nominee. >> i am so grateful that the entire country is now looking to indiana. we are at the edge of a cliff staring downward and it is the common sense and good judgment of the hoosier state, that is the one thing that stands between us and plunging over the cliff. >> this comes as cruz launched new ad in indiana featuring his vp pick carly fiorina. the indianapolis star is ignoring the recent cruz/kasich back by backing kasich. it says kasich is the best man for the job. >>> also, yesterday, kasich made emotional comments on why he is staying in the race. >> i made the determination that the people of this country deserve something. and i said, what do you think, sweetie? i'm inclined to keep going. she looked at me and said, simple words, because she is not a politician, she said, "the people need a choice and if you don't give them a choice, who will?" >> republican front-runner

former house speaker john boehner essentially called ted cruz the devil. cruz is firing back as he makes a last ditch effort to keep donald trump from winning indiana. brian moore is tracking this race from choapitol hill. what's the latest? >> reporter: donald trump is appealing to indiana's highest court, the basketball court. ted cruz is telling the people of indiana they can be game changers. >> i could not be happier to have this race decided using the midwestern common sense, the good judgment of much love from former house speaker john boehner, who was asked to size up the candidate at a stanford forum. >> lucifer in the flesh. i have democrat friends and republican friends. i get along with almost everyone, but i have never worked with a more miserable son of a [ bleep ]. >> if you're happy with john boehner speak of the house, then if you want a president like john boehner, donald trump is your man. >> people want to support a winner. >> reporter: in indiana winne winners -- for trump, it's a simple game plan. >> if we win in indiana, it's over. >

ted cruz took a victory lap when john boehner eventually left here in the speakership. ink it's fair to say when he was here, one of the things that he did was that he made boehner have to move less conservative legislation. and when boehner said in the last few weeks here before the pope came and visited was i would love to go with president obama as a united conference between the house and senate republicans. unfortunately because of people like ted cruz and the freedom caucus, i have to negotiate with nancy pelosi and use her to get anything passed. i would rather not do that, but my own team won't support me. ted cruz if this fight were to go on, boehner has a lot more in his arsenal, i'm told. you will hear more from boehner down the road. he's got an itch to get back in the game a little bit. >> let me ask you about what we mentioned at the top. donald trump's allies have been on capitol hill today. they've been holding meetings. you had a chance to speak with paul manafort today. is it working? is trump getting a critical mass of legislators to finally switch to

when john boehner calls me lucifer he is not directing that at me. he is directing that at you. what boehner is angry with me for is not anything i have said to him y. haven't said much of anything. what boehner is angry with me for is standing with the american people. >> your take on this latest dispute. you know both of these men. >> i fully agree with john boehner. maybe gives lucifer a bad name by comparing him to ted cruz. john boehner was most concerned about was ted cruz perpetrated a fraud when he brought about the shutdown on government on a vague promise to be able to take obama care out of the budget. ted cruz knew it would never work. he did it anyway, shut down the government, cost the government money. served no purpose other than boost his name identification. i agree with john boehner on that. >> how bad do you think the republican party will be fractured if donald trump gets close to that magic number of 1,237 but just shy and goes to contested convention? >> i have not endorsed donald trump. if he gets that close to the top number to 1,237 i think it would be a

cruz made sure to hit boehner right back. >> john boehner had some interesting comments last night. he allowed his inner trump to come out. i will say this. if you're one who actually has stood up to washington, i think john boehner has made it crystal clear. describe donald trump as his texting and golfing buddy. so if you want someone who is a texting and golfing buddy, if you're happy with john boehner, speaker of the house, and you want a president like john boehner, then donald trump is your man. >> cruz is fund-raising off boehner's comments. at an event yesterday, he underscored how pivotal indiana is to deciding the gop nominee. >> i am so grateful that the entire country is now looking to indiana. we are at the edge of a cliff staring downward and it is the common sense and good judgment of the hoosier state, that is the one thing that stands between us and plunging over the cliff. >> this comes as cruz launched new ad in indiana featuring his vp pick carly fiorina. ignoring the recent cruz/kasich back by backing kasich. it says kasich is the best man for the job. >>> also,

when john boehner calls me lucifer he's not directing that at me. he's directing that at you. what waner is e e er boehner iy is not anything i've said to him. what boehner is angry with me for is standing with the american people. >> the part how ted cruz doesn't know john boehner? that's odd since john boehner once hired ted cruz to be his lawyer. cruz campaign today claimed the two had little interaction, apparently, while one was epting the other. boehner is far, far, far from the first person to speak less than kindly about ted cruz. >> i fully agree with john boehner. and maybe he gives lucifer a bad name comparing him to ted cruz. i hate ted cruz. i think i'll take cyanide if he ever got the nomination. >> if you kill ted cruz on the floor of the senate and the trial was in the senate, nobody could convict you. >> president george w. bush apparently not a big fan of senator ted cruz. he was overheard saying, i just don't like the guy. >> there are a lot of good candidates. i like nearly all of them. >> nobody likes him. nobody in congress likes him. nobody likes him once

former house speaker, john boehner speaking at stanford, described ted cruz as "lucifer in the flesh" this comes as cruz and donald trump are headed to the bay area for the state gop convention. and kim yonenaka on stanford scam pus, and plenty of fireworks before they all arrive in town tomorrow. >> boehner's comments captured in an audio recording by a reporter with the stanford daily newspaper. the latest controversy in a volatile race for the presidential nomination within the republican party. >> lucifer in the flesh. i have democrat friends and republican friends. i get along with almost everybody. but i have never worked with a more miserable son of a [ bleep ] in my life. >> john boehner's candid conversation with a group of stanford students last night quickly made national headlines igniting a direct response today from senator ted cruz. >> when john boehner calls me lucifer, he is not directing that at me. he's directing that at you. what boehner is angry with is, standing with the am scan people, is energizing and encouraging house conservatives to stand with the american

one quick thing if i could mention to david, john boehner is for john kasich.e is not endorsing trump in any way. gerri: let me get you back to this story for just a second. i think it is important particularly to voters. some who are switching over to trump because of this deal they see being made. listen to this. >> i switched from kasich being my number one to probably leaning to trump because kasich decided not to come to indiana campaign as though we're not important. him and cruz combined together for each other's benefit and not for ours. >> but he did that for to you support cruz here. >> i was never going to support cruise as my first choice. gerri: so interesting reaction from the public, voting public here, charlie. what do you say? maybe this is actually hurting your candidate? >> well i think you will find a few cases like that gentleman but, by and large, voters don't care about process and tactics questions. if anybody was really dedicated to kasich, they will go ahead and vote for kasich. i do believe that cruz will end up netting more votes out

i don't know john boehner. he and i have never worked together. probably met two, three, four times in my life. i'd be surprised if we said 50 words together. in the same interview, boehner reveals he's texting and golfing buddies with donald trump. he thinks donald trump is terrific f. you think john boehner is the kind of leader you want in the republican party, donald trump is your guy. >> john boehner no longer the speaker. paul ryan came out and said i have a good relationship with both of them. when ted cruz said i haven't really spoken to john boehner, maybe 50 words my whole life john boehner actually got into some trouble where he wound up suing jim mcdermott who leaked an audiotape of a conversation back in the '90s between newt gingrich and john boehner, wound up going all the way to the supreme court. his attorney was ted cruz. so they do have a connection that goes back. ted cruz's campaign responded, he was just a junior associate at the time. >> yesterday before one of the big rallies -- they had a huge rally in evansville indiana a

elizabeth: it's absurd for ted cruz to say he only spoke to john boehner when he was part of the coalition sandra, made a good revelation. i thought it was interesting. he said during the government shutdown that was led by ted cruz to shut down the government, that basically nobody really wanted it, and ted cruz was saying this is going to end obamacare. everybody knew that wasn't going to happen. it was all about ted cruz's brand recognition and to boost himself up. that's why peter king is mad at ted cruz. harris: well, and, kimberly, i don't know just as you're alluding to, e-mac that people will buy that they only said 50 words to each other. those are some pretty strong opinions to have for somebody you don't talk to. >> ted cruz was also john boehner's lawyer, documented fact. [inaudible conversations] kimberly: that worked for him, etc. when you're on the hill like that, you're talking, everybody knows everyone else. that's not the best defense. you just say he's entitled to his opinion. but i'll tell you what want part of a good narrative for ted cruz because when you're in indian

here is senator mike lee. >> i am appalled that john boehner would do this.years on john boehner, even when i disagreed with him. i never saw ted cruz engage in any of the despicable acts that john boehner engaged in. i have had it. >> do you think the tone of john boehner's words were too personal or not? >> no, i don't, listen, he came in to washington intentionally trying to stir up a storm. he wanted to win publicity so he could make this race. you know, you can talk to people in houston who understood this. you r o reap what you sew in this game. it's not at all surprising that at a moment that is white hot, so intent in indiana that people's tempers are exploding and they're letting out their real feelings. we'll get over this. but i'll tell you it will not be a fraternal club back in the senate after senator cruz is back there. >> well, i can only imagine what that will be like. interesting point that that would be coming if he is not the nominee. thank you so much, david gergen. >>> and "outfront," hillary clinton speaking exclusively to cnn who says

i don't know john boehner. he and i have never worked together. i've probably met him two, three, four times in my life. i'd be surprised if we said 50 words to each other and everything we've ever said has been empty pleasantries, good to see you, mr. speaker. his claim he's never worked with anyone more unpleasant, we've never worked together. in fact during the government shutdown, i reached out and offered for mike lee and me to go over and sit down with the speaker and the majority leader and the response i got was, no interest. there's no point in talking. we have nothing to say to you. so i don't know the guy. but you know what was striking megyn, in that same interview boehner reveals that he is texting and golfing buddies with donald trump. he thinks donald trump is terrific. he also praised hilarylary clinton. if you want to see what is wrong with the corruption in washington with the washington establishment and the system, john boehner and donald trump and hillary clinton, they're all part of the same problem. and the reason john boehn

. >>> a war of words have erupted between ted cruz and john boehner. during a talk at stanford university john boehner called ted cruz "lucifer in the flesh". he added he would support trump over the texas senator. >> we played a lot of golf together over the years. he used to call me once a month and pat me on the back and cheer me up. >> you think john boehner is the kind of leader you want in the party, donald trump is your guy. >> ted cruz says john boehner is part of the washington establishment that voters oppose. >>> polls show trump and clinton in the lead for next tuesday's primaries. >>> the eldest of two sons suspected of killing their parents says his younger brother was not involved in their death. the 22-year old man gave a jailhouse interview to the san francisco chronicle. police say the two brothers shot and killed their parents in their home. one woman who lived near the home did not want to show their face. >> they looked look a normal family. they live a private life and we don't get a chance to hang out with them a lot but they app