Don’t Eat Before Reading: The Stomach-Churning Story of How Kevin McCarthy and Marjorie Taylor Greene Became BFFs

One of the main subplots in Kevin McCarthy’s drawn-out attempt to become Speaker of the House—which involved losing a humiliating 14 votes before he ultimately eked out a win—was Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene’s decision to break with the Freedom Caucus to support his leadership bid. Greene’s backing of McCarthy was surprisingly not only due to her fringe-right bona fides but because of her willingness to fight with her pals on the far right, including representatives Matt Gaetz and Lauren Boebert, whom she dubbed as “destructionists,” and quarrel with Boebert in the Congressional bathrooms. Her ability to wield actual political influence… Read Full Article