Boehner said the Capitol riot was 'one of the saddest days' of his life and he would rather set himself 'on fire than run for office again'

• Former House Speaker John Boehner dismissed the idea of running for office in the future.

• "I'd rather set myself on fire than to run for office again," Hoehner said on "Meet the Press" Sunday.

• Boehner also recalled the Jan. 6 insurrection calling it "one of the saddest days in my life."

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Former Republican US House Speaker John Boehner said he would rather set himself on fire than run for office again in an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press" on Sunday.

"I'd rather set myself on fire than to run for office again," Boehner of Ohio replied to show moderator Chuck Todd.

In response, Todd said that he asked Boehner that question "because I expected an answer just like that."

"You're a sh-t," Boehner chuckled.