The far-right House Freedom Caucus has voted to oust controversial Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., a member of the caucus’ board said.


What You Need To Know

  • The far-right House Freedom Caucus has voted to oust controversial Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., a member of the caucus’ board said

  • Rep. Andy Harris, R-Md., told Politico, “A vote was taken to remove Marjorie Taylor Greene from the House Freedom Caucus for some of the things she’s done"

  • The vote reportedly took place less than two days after Greene and caucus member Lauren Boebert, R-Colo., got into a verbal altercation on the House floor; Harris acknowledged the argument factored into the vote to boot the Georgia congresswoman

  • Greene also has found herself at odds with the Freedom Caucus, which has more than 30 members, over her support for Rep. Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., for the speakership and for the deal to raise the debt limit that McCarthy negotiated with Biden

Rep. Andy Harris, R-Md., told Politico, “A vote was taken to remove Marjorie Taylor Greene from the House Freedom Caucus for some of the things she’s done.” Asked if she was formally out, Harris said, “As far as I know, that is the way it is.”

The vote reportedly took place last month before the House began it’s two-plus week recess. It also happened less than two days after Greene and caucus member Lauren Boebert, R-Colo., got into a verbal altercation on the House floor, with Greene directing a derogatory term at Boebert. 

Greene, who has pushed to impeach President Joe Biden since even before he took office, was reportedly upset with Boebert’s own move to force a Biden impeachment vote. 

Harris acknowledged that the argument, which Greene had confirmed to reporters, factored into the vote to boot the Georgia congresswoman. 

“I think the way she referred to a fellow member was probably not the way we expect our members to refer to other fellow, especially female, members,” he told Politico.

Harris called the decision to remove Greene “an appropriate action” but declined to say how he voted.

Greene also has found herself at odds with the Freedom Caucus, which has more than 30 members, over her support for Rep. Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., for the speakership and for the deal to raise the debt limit that McCarthy negotiated with Biden. Caucus members have complained the agreement did not go far enough in cutting spending.

“I think all of that mattered,” Harris said, adding that the public dispute between Greene and Boebert was “the straw that broke the camel’s back.” 

A spokesperson for Greene did not respond to an email seeking comment Friday. 

In a statement to other media outlets Thursday, Greene did not directly reference the Freedom Caucus but said, “In Congress, I serve Northwest Georgia first, and serve no group in Washington.”

“The GOP has less than two years to show America what a strong, unified Republican-led Congress will do when President Trump wins the White House in 2024,” she added. “This is my focus, nothing else.”

A spokesperson for the House Freedom Caucus told Spectrum News it “does not comment on membership or internal process.”

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