Georgia Republican Rep Marjorie Taylor Greene revealed that she doesn’t know why she was expelled from the Freedom Caucus, but said she was “not really concerned about it.”
“No one has told me that. As a matter of fact, all the information I found out was from you guys,” the congresswoman told reporters. She added that she works for her constituents and that she doesn’t “have time for the drama club.”
A Republican source told NBC News earlier this week that Chairman Scott Perry apparently has not yet told Ms Greene directly that she was kicked out of the group. Colorado Rep Ken Buck corroborated the information, telling CNN: “The chairman has been trying to call her to let her know, but there haven’t been any returned phone calls.”
“I don’t know why they would do something like that from any perspective,” House Speaker Kevin McCarthy told reporters. “But I’ll tell you this – Marjorie Taylor Greene is a very good member, works hard, represents her district night and day and she’s always here fighting for the process of what we’re doing.”
The House speaker added, “I think it’s a loss for the Freedom Caucus”. McCarthy also said that Ms Greene is “probably one of the most conservative new members we have.”
Mr McCarthy’s support for Ms Greene comes after she voted for him for the speakership, while a number of Freedom Caucus members opposed him, causing a long, tense battle for the position.
Rep Andy Harris indicated that while the group was already irked by Ms Greene’s decision to support Mr McCarthy’s speakership and the debt ceiling deal, “I think the straw that broke the camel’s back was publicly saying things about another member in terms that no one should.” The comment seemed to refer to Ms Greene’s spat with – and alleged spitting on – Colorado Rep Lauren Boebert.
