Paul Ryan Hates Getting Boehner’s Cigarette Smell On His Clothes

House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio, left, joined by House Budget Committee Chairman Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis., takes reporters' questions, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2013, as House Republicans s... House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio, left, joined by House Budget Committee Chairman Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis., takes reporters' questions, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2013, as House Republicans signaled support for a budget deal worked out yesterday between Ryan and Senate Budget Committee Chair Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash. The budget deal was one of a few major measures left on Congress' to-do list near the end of a bruising year that has produced a partial government shutdown, a flirtation with a first-ever federal default and gridlock on President Obama's agenda. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) MORE LESS
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Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI) declared his distaste for the smoking habit of House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) in an interview published Thursday.

“I try to sit as far away from him as I can in meetings that I know are going to be stressful,” Ryan told Time magazine.

“I just hate getting that smell in my clothes,” he added.

Most of the Q&A is behind a paywall, but Political Wire highlighted Ryan’s the dig at the speaker’s well-publicized habit.

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