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Fried Greene Tomatoes

M.T.G.’s ouster from the House Freedom Caucus over the Boebert spat, among other things, has become a telling reflection of the G.O.P. (and the MAGAplex) during the Trump interregnum.

Capitol Hill has been consumed by the internecine drama surrounding the status of MAGA darling Marjorie Taylor Greene.
Capitol Hill has been consumed by the internecine drama surrounding the status of MAGA darling Marjorie Taylor Greene. Photo: Win McNamee/Getty Images
Tina Nguyen
July 13, 2023

One odd quirk of the House Freedom Caucus, that hardline group of forty-something rabble rousers that was founded in 2012 to strong-arm G.O.P. establishment snowflakes into submission, is that no one knows exactly who is a member at any given time. This confusion derives, in part, from the group’s Fight Club-esque rules: Most importantly, you do not talk about the Freedom Caucus.