The Republican Party's Freedom Caucus in Congress means well but has struggled to move past the MAGA era and into a realm where it can actually make a dent in our bloated bureaucracy. Now that the caucus has ousted Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA), however, perhaps it can better serve the conservative movement. 

The Freedom Caucus purportedly voted to dismiss Greene after she and fellow member Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-CO) exchanged words on the House floor recently. Greene apparently called Boebert " a little b****. " There were supposedly a handful of other reasons as well, including breaking with the group on the debt ceiling deal. She won’t be missed.

Greene’s been a distraction since the beginning of her tenure, shouting during the State of the Union, getting her facts  regularly wrong  during televised hearings, and, worst of all, standing by former President Donald Trump in regard to his January 2021 outrage.

The Freedom Caucus has attracted some far-right fringe members of the party, Greene and Boebert among them. The fact that they have continued to cozy up to Trump even as he denies election results, rants like a child online, and is under indictment for mishandling classified documents is a problem.

For the Freedom Caucus to succeed in any fashion, whether in passing meaningful legislation or actually moving the ship of Washington starboard, they need more of Rep. Chip Roy (R-TX) and less of Greene. Roy’s not perfect, of course, but he’s one of the few in the GOP who has remained focused on sustaining conservatism and actually draining the "swamp."

Conservatism, much less the GOP, will not survive another round of Trump or it will be unrecognizable if it does. It is imperative that a faction as influential as the Freedom Caucus drop him and rally their support elsewhere. Roy spearheads this direction of travel.

In the post-Trump era heading into 2024, the key thing that matters for Republicans is getting straight what policies they can support which will advance conservatism. Trump is not that person. Neither is Marjorie Taylor Greene.

Nicole Russell is a contributor to the Washington Examiner's Beltway Confidential blog. She is a mother of four and an opinion columnist for the Fort Worth Star-Telegram in Texas. She previously lived just outside Washington, D.C.