Marjorie Taylor Greene expelled from House Freedom Caucus

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene is no longer a member of the House Freedom Caucus.

One of the conservative group’s members said Thursday that the firebrand Georgia Republican was expelled from the group in a vote last month that hasn’t been publicly announced.

“A vote was taken to remove Marjorie Taylor Greene from the House Freedom Caucus for some of the things she’s done,” said Rep. Andy Harris, Maryland Republican.

Asked to elaborate on what those things were, Mr. Harris alluded to an ugly spat on the House floor in which Ms. Greene reportedly called Rep. Lauren Boebert, Colorado Republican and a fellow Freedom Caucus member, a “little b——.”

“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,” Mr. Harris said.

A source told The Washington Times that “it’s unclear” whether Ms. Greene might be able to remain in the caucus, but that “there may be room for the board or chairman to override a vote.”

Ms. Greene did not directly address her ouster but said in a statement, “In Congress, I serve Northwest Georgia first, and serve no group in Washington. My America First credentials, guided by my Christian faith, are forged in steel, seared into my character, and will never change.”

Mr. Harris said that Ms. Greene’s standing within the group had not been helped by her support for House Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s debt ceiling deal with President Biden, but that was not itself enough.

“I think the straw that broke the camel’s back was publicly saying things about another member in terms that no one should,” he said.

In her statement, Ms. Greene said: “I fight every single day in the halls of Congress against the hate-America Democrats, who are trying to destroy this country. I will work with ANYONE who wants to secure our border, protect our children inside the womb and after they are born, end the forever foreign wars, and do the work to save this country.”

She added, “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. This is my focus, nothing else.”

The Freedom Caucus vote happened just after Ms. Greene and Mrs. Boebert faced off on the House floor in a bitter dispute over an impeachment measure against President Biden that Mrs. Boebert introduced. Ms. Greene claimed that Mrs. Boebert had stolen it from her.

This is the first time the group has formally kicked out a member. Then-Rep. Justin Amash of Michigan, a Republican, previously left the group.

• Susan Ferrechio contributed to this story.