Here's What Surprised Frank Luntz When Speaking With Trump Voters
Of Course, the White House Correspondents' Dinner Was Insufferable
Oh, Look Who Just Got Busted for Stealing DHS Secretary Kristi Noem's Purse
Even at the Pope's Funeral, the Media Was Spewing Fake News About Trump
Trump Goes After the Corrupt Democrat Money Machine
Trump's Jedi Mind Trick: Kilmar Abrego Garcia
Now The Left Is Outrage Over an Easter Egg Roll
Yale Fail
A Quick Bible Study Vol. 265: What the Old Testament Says About Eyes...
Under Trump, American AI Prepares for the Golden Age
A Post-Easter Meditation on Temptation
Jewish Students Want Trump to Dismantle the DOE
Protecting People of Faith Should Be a Bipartisan Issue
Joe Biden Attends Pope Francis' Funeral, Reminding Us We're Better Off Without Him...
Did This State Democratic Rep Have the Worst Reaction to Wisconsin Judge's Arrest?
Tipsheet

House Freedom Caucus Reportedly Votes to Oust One Member

AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite

The House Freedom Caucus has reportedly voted to remove Rep. Ken Buck days before the Colorado Republican is set to retire from Congress.

According to one Freedom Caucus member, the lawmaker has not been in “good standing” and “hasn’t been with conservatives on several major issues,” The Hill reports.

Advertisement

Buck, who previously said he would retire at the end of his term, announced last week a more sudden departure. 

“Today, I am announcing that I will depart Congress at the end of next week,” he said on March 12. “I look forward to staying involved in our political process, as well as spending more time in Colorado and with my family.”

He told reporters afterwards that Congress "just keeps going downhill and I don't need to spend my time here." 

Buck doubled down on that argument in an interview with CNN:

The House Freedom Caucus members who spoke with The Hill criticized Buck's decision to depart early, “leaving the conference hanging with a historically narrow margin.”

Buck’s impending departure will put a bookend on his nine-plus year tenure in Congress which, over the past year, has become marked by his criticism of GOP election denialism and his willingness to break from the Republican Party on key votes.

Buck, for example, was one of the eight Republicans who voted to oust former Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) from the top job, joining some other members of the Freedom Caucus.

He was also one of the three GOP lawmakers who opposed impeaching Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, which torpedoed the first attempt to oust the embattled cabinet official and dealt an embarrassing blow to the Republican conference. (The Hill)

Advertisement

Buck’s office did not comment on the group’s decision. 

Join the conversation as a VIP Member

Recommended

Trending on Townhall Videos

Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement