President-elect Donald Trump is being compared to another moneyed New Yorker who took on the status quo in Washington – Rough Rider and progressive leader Teddy Roosevelt, although there are plenty of cracks in the analogy.

'I think Donald Trump sees himself larger than life,' former House Speaker John Boehner said in a radio interview with WCPO in Cincinnati.

'He kind of reminds me of Teddy Roosevelt, another guy who saw himself larger than life,' Boehner said.

'You look at what Teddy Roosevelt did, he came in to do big things,' Boehner continued, adding: 'Donald Trump isn't there to kind of trim around the edges and occupy the White House.'

Roosevelt was an avid hunter who shot and killed countless animals and collected specimens

Daddies' girls: Roosevelt dispatched his daughter, Alice (right), on a world tour, while Trump leans on daughter Ivanka for advice and put her on his transition

Trump spends his down time at Trump Tower and Mar-a-Lago (right), while Roosevelt had Sagamore Hill (left)

It's a comparison that Trump himself invited during a speech in North Carolina this week, where he invoked Roosevelt.

'Honoring the legacy of Theodore Roosevelt, believe it or not, one of our great environmentalists, we will also conserve and protect our beautiful natural resources for the next generation, including protecting lands, and anglers, and hunters and all of those who enjoy the outdoors,' Trump said.

'Like my sons, Don and Eric. They enjoy the outdoors. They enjoy it, they love it,' Trump added.

Even as he has vowed to protect air and water quality, Trump has called climate change a 'hoax' created by the Chinese, and announced the intention of nominating a head of the Environmental Protection Agency a state attorney general who has sued the agency over rules for power plants.

Roosevelt was an avid hunter who helped preserve precious monuments like the Grand Canyon and Yosemite by creating parks and declaring national monuments.

Incoming first lady Melania Trump is Donald's third wife - First Lady Edith was Roosevelt's second

TEDDY VS. TRUMP Famous Phrase: Teddy: Bully! Trump: Make America Great Again Age when reached the White House: Teddy: 42 Trump: will be 70 Well-known relatives: Teddy: Cousin Franklin Roosevelt, first lady Edith, daughter Alice and son Kermit Trump: wife Melania, children Ivanka, Eric, Donald Jr., Tiffany, and Barron Background: Teddy: Rich New Yorker who rattled Washington Trump: Rich New Yorker who rattled Washington Time in the Great Outdoors: Teddy: African safari Trump: 18 holes at Turnberry Homestead: Teddy: Sagamore Hill in Oyster Bay Trump: Trump Tower, Mar-a-Lago Weapon of choice: Teddy: Hunting rifle Trump: Twitter Biggest trophies: Teddy: African Elephant, Buffalo Trump: Hillary Clinton, Jeb Bush Launch pad: Teddy: Governorship of New York Trump: The Apprentice In the Navy: Teddy: Sent the Great White Fleet around the world Trump: Wants big military build-up Family First: Teddy: Sent daughter Alice on global tour Trump: Put Ivanka on his presidential transition Environmental legacy: Teddy: Created national parks and monuments Trump: EPA pick is suing the agency Big Business: Teddy: Trust-buster Trump: Threatens companies that offshore, grows Trump Org. Diplomacy: Teddy: Speak softly, carry big stick Trump: To be determined Advertisement

He departed on an African safari in 1909 after leaving office where he bagged elephants, travelled with his son Kermit, and got the Smithsonian to stuff many of his prizes.

Trump is calling for a $1 trillion investment in infrastructure, while Roosevelt is identified with the push for the Panama Canal.

Both men, despite coming from privilege, had reputations for blunt talk and taking on powerful opponents in the establishment and within their own party.

Trump is calling for a major military buildup. Roosevelt sent the 'Great White Fleet' around the world as a show of U.S. strength.

Like Trump, Roosevelt married more than once - his second wife becoming First Lady Edith.

They both also lost brothers to alcohol. Donald lost older brother Freddy in 1981 when he was 42 years of age. Roosevelt lost his younger brother Elliot at the age of 34. Elliott attempted suicide by jumping out a window; he survived the initial fall, but suffered a seizure and died a few days later. At the time of his death, his alcoholism had escalated such that he was consuming numerous bottles of Champagne and brandy each day.

But there are limits to any comparison.

Trump has called for disentangling the U.S. from the Middle East and complains of $6 billion spent there. Roosevelt established a policy that set up the U.S. as essentially the policeman of the hemisphere, a role Trump rejects in the world.

Roosevelt enthusiastically joined the Spanish American war, and relied on some of his fellow 'Rough Riders' to shake up Washington.

Trump didn't serve in the military, getting deferments from Vietnam, though he went to military school and is stacking his administration with tough-talking generals like retired Marine Gen. James 'Mad Dog' Mattis.

Roosevelt's tenure saw a slew of new progressive reforms and relentless efforts to break up trusts.

He battled John D. Rockefeller's Standard Oil for its outsized influence on the U.S. economy, and took on railroads and financial trusts.

Trump is vowing to slash regulations on business. He is threatening to slap 35 percent tariffs on companies that ship jobs overseas – but also putting powerful CEOs in his cabinet and promoting tax cuts that would be a boon for business.

If he follows the impulses of the GOP-led Congress, Trump may end up overseeing a consolidation of business power, although he has already rattled companies like Boeing with his tweets about their business practices.

Trump's own business is a sprawling real estate and branding empire that the president-elect values at $10 billion. He hasn't yet revealed to what extent he will remove himself from the business, although his transition says he sold $40 million in stocks this summer.

Trump came to office driven partly by fed up voters who blasted entrenched interests.

Roosevelt also railed against powerful interests, prompting some observers to compare him to Trump last year.

Trump relies on a circle of close advisors that includes family members like daughter Ivanka Trump and son-in-law Jared Kushner.

Roosevelt dispatched his daughter, Alice, on a global tour that took her to Japan, China, and the Philippines.