Freedom Caucus is turning on Marjorie Taylor Green and they want to boot
the mega babe and her dirty ass feet to the curb, according to a political report.
So let's get into what that article had to say.
At least two hardliners have discussed and
proposed to Freedom Caucus chair Scott Perry.
Trying to boot members who no longer meet the group standards, according to three
Republicans with knowledge of the talks who spoke on condition of anonymity.
While the lawmakers did not disclose who they want to oust,
there were strong signals that it was none other than the Marj.
And if you can believe it, they don't wanna oust her for being too right-wing.
They wanna oust her because they think she's not right-wing enough.
Jewish space blazers lady isn't right-wing enough for the Freedom Caucus.
So POLITICO reported that some in the Freedom Caucus have focused on Green,
who's become a close ally of Speaker Kevin McCarthy.
To illustrate their fears that certain group members are too aligned with GOP
leaders and too outwardly critical of the group when it splits on certain issues.
Representative Byron Donalds was quoted saying, there are frustrations.
[LAUGH] Now, here is how Caucus leader Scott Perry reacted.
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.
Now Caucus member, Representative Ralph Norman elaborated on Perry's stance.
He said, the speaker's race, there was some difference in opinion.
The debt ceiling, there were differences of opinion and
we had to get 80% on any major issue that we take positions on, on some big issues.
We have not been able to get there.
We're at a critical point right now.
As for internal concerns about Green, Norman said he wasn't suggesting
pushing her out, but replied, she's been critical of us for a long time.
Now, adding to this drama is the little cat fight that Marj and
Boebert had on the House floor this week.
Of course, Hill gossip [LAUGH] tabloid POLITICO had to get on
Boebert's comments, and here is what she said.
Boebert demurred when asked where she stands on the Freedom Caucus's
purge pitch.
If something comes up, she said, then we'll address it.
Of course, if you don't remember, Marjorie Taylor Green referred
to Lauren Bobert as a little bitch [LAUGH] earlier this week.
Cenk, I'm really reveling in this infighting within the Republican Party.
So often all the news about infighting we see coming from the Democratic side and
the Republican party has really had all of their ducks in a row.
It seems like Kevin McCarthy isn't really able to
command with having the speakership.
He's not able to command his party in the same way that they have been organized in
the past.
>> Okay, then part of my opinion might surprise you.
So I think there's one thing that the Freedom Caucus is totally right about, so
I'll get to that in a second.
So first, perfect sign of the times, Marjorie Taylor Green
not radical enough for some Republicans, I mean, that's it.
I rest my case on the Republican party.
Like, if this party thinks she's not crazy enough,
there's something deeply, deeply wrong with the party.
Okay, now Freedom Caucus, and I'll say just Democrats
because the Progressive Caucus is gigantic and they're not.
Two thirds of them are not progressive.
So I take that as the two theoretical extremes, right?
Freedom Caucus is extreme right.
And Just Democrats are not extreme in their opinions on economic issues at all.
They're in the center of the country, which I'll get back to in a second, but
in Washington are considered the left end of the spectrum.
I say they're one on one, okay?
Just Democrats are very much right about the policy.
Freedom Caucus is very wrong.
But on the politics, the Freedom Caucus is correct, and Just Democrats are wrong.
So here's what I mean.
Freedom Caucus pushes their own party very significantly.
They fight and fight and fight, and
they won't give in until they got a ton of concessions.
So they keep getting concession after concession after concession, right?
The Just Democrats who I helped to form and I really, really call them the squad.
You can call them anything you like, okay?
I really wanted them to fight the establishment.
In fact, a lot of you guys, you voted for them, you donated to them,
you volunteered for them because you wanted them to fight the establishment.
And so far, they have chosen not to.
They've shown a tiny, tiny pushback on a couple of things, but overall,
they're like, Biden said it, so I guess it must be true.
And they literally the Progressive Caucus at one point went with a strategy
called Trust Biden, that's the world's worst political strategy.
That means you won't push back and you won't get any concessions.
You are choosing not to use your power because it makes you uncomfortable and
giving away all of your leverage.
So on the politics, sorry, but
the Freedom Caucus is totally right and our side is totally wrong.
But the problem is, when you get to the policy,
what is Freedom Crock is trying to push for?
Like, Marjorie Taylor Green is not radical enough?
We really wanted to make sure that we did not lift the debt ceiling.
But every economist in the world agrees that the world economy would collapse if
you didn't lift the debt ceiling.
They're like, yes, so what?
Yeah, it's awesome, man.
Let's destroy the world.
Well, Marjorie it's gonna take too long with his Jewish space lasers.
Let's just do it.
Let's kill them.
Let's do it now.
Destroy the economy, right?
And then meanwhile, the Just Democrats are for, like, paid family leave.
That 84% of the country wants.
And they're like, well, we probably shouldn't assist.
So that's your whole spectrum.
>> Jenk I totally agree with you and I'm so glad that you said that because it's
one of the most frustrating things as a Democrat to watch happen.
When there's these policies that are universally popular, that all they have to
do is run on them and instead they go, let's kind of stick towards the center.
We wanna grab some more of these moderates who are really, like,
I would say far center right.
It's a nonsense plan that doesn't work and then fully agree that when you look at
what Republicans are doing, especially far right Republicans, their ideas are insane.
But the way that they play politically is the way to win politically.
And that's why they are in a lot of these places, winning to our detriment.
At the same time, there is an interesting thing happening that
as dangerous as it is, it's kind of curious to see where it goes.
Where Republicans have essentially it's the dog that caught its own tail and
as a result, they are losing support.
We saw it immediately after the repeal Roe V Wade empire state college where, okay,
well, they got this wild far right idea that they wanted.
They totally succeeded, congratulations.
Where did everybody go?
And watching this kind of thing, watching a lot of the infighting,
it feels like it reflects a seeing Trump as not nearly as powerful as
he was at the height of his presidency or even going into 2020.
And so they're almost like trying to decide, like,
are we a chicken without a head or do we have a chance of pulling it out?
And they feel like the only way forward is to just go more and
more extreme and farther, farther right and even attacking some of
their farthest right champions, like Marjorie Taylor Green.
And so an incredibly weird thing to watch.
And so, yeah, on the one hand, I agree that some of the stuff they're doing is
very effective, which is terrible.
But on the other hand, it's like watching something slowly collapsing
in on itself and people pushing against the walls.
I don't know what's gonna happen.
I don't know if they're really gonna make it or not.
And obviously I hope not.