WASHINGTON, July 6 (Reuters) - U.S. Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene, a staunch ally of former President Donald Trump, has been voted out of the hardline House Freedom Caucus group after clashing with a fellow lawmaker, a caucus member said.
"A vote was taken to remove Marjorie Taylor Greene from the House Freedom Caucus for some of the things she's done," Republican Representative Andy Harris told Politico, adding that Greene's support for House of Representatives Speaker Kevin McCarthy may have also contributed to her ouster from the group.
In a statement to the media on Thursday evening, Greene did not directly address her Freedom Caucus membership but said: "In Congress, I serve Northwest Georgia first, and serve no group in Washington."
A spokesperson for the House Freedom Caucus, founded in 2015, said in an email: "HFC does not comment on membership or internal process."
In 2021, when Democrats controlled the House, they stripped Greene of her committee assignments for incendiary remarks that included support for violence against political opponents.
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