At least two hardliners have discussed trying to boot members who no longer meet the group’s ideological standards, according to three Republicans with knowledge of the talks.
The House Freedom Caucus members suggesting a purge are signaling that one target of any ejection push is Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene. | Francis Chung/POLITICOTensions inside the conservative House Freedom Caucus have reached the point that some members are floating the idea of purging colleagues from the group. — trying to boot members who no longer meet the group’s ideological standards, according to three Republicans with knowledge of the talks who spoke on condition of anonymity.
Perry told POLITICO that he denied the removal requests. Yet the fact that he had to illustrates how the group continues to struggle with its identity since former President Donald Trump left office, not to mention the acrimony caused in the lead-up to the handshake deals McCarthy made to win conservative votes during January’s grueling speakership battle.
that she called her Freedom Caucus colleague “a little bitch” on the House floor, telling reporters that the story was “impressively correct.” She criticized reporters for focusing on “pettiness” rather than her impeachment proposal: “I didn’t leave my four kids and now my grandson to come up here and have cat fights and just to get in squabbles.”
As prized as party unity is in the House, some in the Freedom Caucus see the group’s issues as matters of trust — not disagreements over one vote or another. Two of the three group members who confirmed the ouster discussions said certain lawmakers hold back during weekly Freedom Caucus meetings, fearing that other conservatives in attendance will tell McCarthy and his allies about any talk that GOP leadership won’t like.
Rep. Jim Jordan has largely avoided public criticism of group colleagues, and its members say he is clear on where he stands on big issues. | Jose Luis Magana/AP Photo’s playbook of allying more with leadership while seeking a future committee gavel. Eventually opting out of that path, Bishop is now fashioning himself more in the mold of his friend Jordan’s former, more anti-leadership identity.
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