- Rep. Lauren Boebert privately dislikes being associated with Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, Politico reported.
- The two Republicans recently got into heated exchange over Greene's attendance at a white nationalist event.
- The Politico report examines splits within the House Freedom Caucus, a conservative bloc of the GOP.
Republican Reps. Lauren Boebert of Colorado and Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia, both far-right freshmen known for stirring controversy, are actually not as close as they seem, according to a new Politico report on Friday.
The report, which explores cracks within the conservative House Freedom Caucus, detailed how Greene and Boebert don't see eye to eye.
GOP lawmakers anonymously told the news outlet that Boebert detests being associated with Greene. The Colorado congresswoman is also viewed more as a team player than her Georgia colleague, Republicans told Politico.
The pair recently engaged in a tense exchange over Greene's attendance at a February conference organized by white nationalist Nick Fuentes. Greene had faced criticism from within her party for her attendance at the gathering, but her confrontation with Boebert blew up to the point where another unnamed lawmaker had to step in to de-escalate the situation, according to Politico. Three people close to the House Freedom Caucus confirmed the back-and-forth to Politico, which took place during a board of directors meeting last month.
The reporting comes as Boebert and Greene have often been lumped together as vocal Trump supporters who represent the right-wing faction of the party. The two regularly advocate for the same issues, and notably heckled President Joe Biden together during his State of the Union address. Yet the heckling took place only a day after their argument, Politico reported.
Spokespeople for Greene and Boebert did not immediately return Insider's requests for comment.
Greene has recently been in the news because of a challenge to her candidacy brought by the group Free Speech for the People, which wants to disqualify her from serving in Congress over what it describes as her support for the January 6, 2021, insurrection. During an administrative hearing in Atlanta last week, Greene said she did not recall a slew of documented and alleged statements she's made, including whether she told former President Donald Trump to invoke martial law to remain in power.