Troy Nehls just resigned from it. What is happening in the Freedom Caucus? It appears some of the departures have to do with spats with the chairman, Bob Good.
Davidson is the third Republican to be ousted from the Freedom Caucus over the last year. Nehls told USA TODAY that he had wanted to see the group continue to grow, rather than booting members.
“With tonight's vote, it was clear that is not their objective,” Nehls said in his statement. “I value what the HFC brings to the table, and I can assure them I will continue to support their conservative agenda. I just won't be a member.”
”Nehls is not the first Texan to leave the Freedom Caucus, which has become famous for antagonizing GOP leadership. Rep. Randy Weber, R-Friendswood, was kicked out in March after a spat with Good over Weber’s attendance in caucus meetings. Weber had been in the group for nearly a decade but said he came to dislike the group’s increasingly fiery tactics under Good’s leadership.”
Why does this matter right now? I’m thinking of Q drops related to the caucus…and if any of this relates to November….
Good should have used the Freedom Caucus for better things and helped remove Merrick Garland from office rather than ousting other members.