What I’ve told Speaker Boehner directly is, ‘If you’re really concerned about me taking too many executive actions, why don’t you try getting something done through Congress?’ You’re going to squawk if I try to fix some parts of it administratively that are within my authority while you’re not doing anything?
— President Barack Obama, calling out Republicans in an interview with ABC News for their baseless criticisms of his job performance. Obama dismissed the lawsuit Boehner is planning to file against him in July as a “stunt”.