Thread by @Monaheart1229

From Playbook am @ what happened in the McCarthy/Marjorie Taylor Greene mtg last night (sounds like Greene told McCarthy she won't cooperate)
Thread:
"During a two-hour meeting Tuesday night with Greene, McCarthy explained to the QAnon supporter that her

"controversial past statements were coming to a head. The problem, McCarthy told her: Democrats are threatening to force a vote to remove her from her committees — and that puts the entire GOP Conference in a bad spot. McCarthy tried to give Greene options,

"according to a person familiar with their talk: She could denounce QAnon and apologize publicly for espousing hurtful conspiracy theories and endorsing violence on Democrats. She could remove herself from the panel to spare her colleagues a vote on the matter.

"Or, she could face removal from her own GOP peers. It must not have gone as well as McCarthy hoped, because he then called a late-night meeting with the panel that designates committee assignments to discuss removing Greene.

"According to our sources, the room agreed that a House vote on this issue would be catastrophic politically for their members who are already angry at being associated with Greene’s crazy statements. That must be avoided, they concurred.

"McCarthy told the room he would speak with House Majority Leader Hoyer to try to broker a deal. McCarthy would offer to remove Greene from one committee-Education & Labor-if Dems back off a House floor vote to remove her from both. (Greene also sits on the Budget Committee.)

"It is unclear whether Hoyer will go for this. The pressure on Democratic leaders to do something drastic to punish Greene is only increasing. McCarthy’s members also talked about re-appointing Greene to another committee Tuesday night, but that will never fly with Democrats.

"It’s important to note the plans could all change if Greene apologizes or removes herself, or if Democrats refuse to back off their threatened vote. But Republicans in the room complained about how bad a precedent Democrats dictating GOP committee assignments sets —

"and also expressed worry about Democrats making Greene a martyr with the Republican base when they just want her to go away." ~Politico Playbook am
//