Ted Cruz’s campaign team proposed John Boehner’s Thursday criticisms of the Tea Party Texan were the result of a cooperative friendship with GOP front-runner Donald Trump, according to an email to supporters late Thursday.

On Wednesday, the Cruz announced Carly Fiorina would be his running mate. Less than 24 hours later, the former House speaker made an unexpected media appearance, calling Cruz “Lucifer in the flesh” and “the most miserable S.O.B. he’s had to work with in his life.”