Marjorie Taylor Greene still doesn’t know if she was kicked out of the House Freedom Caucus, more than two weeks after the group voted on whether to join.
The Georgia Republican told reporters on Tuesday that she did not yet know whether or not she was part of the pro-Trump group. She still hasn’t spoken to Freedom Caucus Chairman Rep. Scott Perry (R-Pa.) about the vote, she added, which took place late last month, just hours before the start. of the House for a two-week break.
“Nobody told me that. In fact, all the information I found came from you. … I guess Freedom Caucus is doing a good job of talking to you more than its members,” Greene told reporters at the Capitol.
It’s the latest twist in a very DC drama: POLITICO first reported that the band voted to start her, though it wasn’t immediately clear if she was officially out. That vote was confirmed last week by board member Rep. Andy Harris (R-Md.), who told reporters his understanding Greene had been removed from the group. It was the first time the Freedom Caucus had voted to remove a member.
A Freedom Caucus spokesperson did not immediately respond to a request for comment. But Rep. Ken Buck (R-Colo.), another member of the Freedom Caucus, told CNN’s Dana Bash Tuesday that Greene had not returned calls from Perry during the two-week vacation and predicted she would be notified this week that she had been removed from the group.
After Harris’ comments, Greene released a statement that did not address his Freedom Caucus status. She repeated Tuesday that she was “here for my district, not for a group in Washington.”
“To tell you the truth, I don’t care. I’m here for Georgia’s 14th district. That’s who voted for me. He sent me here. And that’s who I work for, and I don’t have time for the drama club,” Greene said.
The Freedom Caucus vote to impeach Greene came less than two days after she got into a verbal tussle with her then-coworker, Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-Colo.), during which Greene called the Colorado Republican a “little bitch.” .” After the trade was first reported, Greene confirmed the fight and doubled down, adding another pejorative.
The two have faced off on several occasions in the past, but Harris said that particular row factored into the conservative group’s decision to remove Greene.
In addition to fighting with Boebert, Greene has also sparked frustration among some members of the group by aligning herself closely with Chairman Kevin McCarthy this year, aligning herself against many members of the Freedom Caucus when she backed the both his rocky bid for president and his debt deal with President Joe. Biden. At the same time, the group is working through a post-Trump crossroads, with some concerns the group risks becoming too friendly with the party establishment.
Harris said his support for McCarthy and the debt deal fueled the band’s decision, but “I think the straw that broke the camel’s back was to publicly say things about another member in terms that nobody should.”