Kevin McCarthy to hold Marjorie Taylor Greene fundraiser as pair's alliance grows: report

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Ca.) plans to hold a fundraiser Wednesday in support of embattled Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.), Punchbowl News reports.

The news outlet reported on its Twitter page that the fundraiser is “a further sign of their growing alliance.”

A source told the news outlet that the goal of the event is to raise $50,000.

News of the fundraiser follows reporting from Axios that McCarthy has embraced Greene in the aftermath of the far-right congresswoman’s expulsion from the ultraconservative House Freedom Caucus.

McCarthy sang Green’s praises in an interview with Axios on Tuesday.

“I think Marjorie Taylor Greene is one of the best members we have, I think she's one of the most conservative members and one of the strongest legislators. I support Marjorie Greene very strongly,” McCarthy told the outlet.

Asked to comment on Greene’s ouster from the Freedom Caucus, McCarthy said, “I don’t know why they would do something like that from any perspective. I think it’s a loss for the Freedom Caucus.”

McCarthy in large part owes his speakership and key legislative accomplishments, including the debt ceiling compromise, to Greene’s support.

After winning the speakership by the narrowest of margins on the 15th ballot earlier this year, McCarthy expressed his loyalty to Greene privately to a friend, who described the conversation to The New York Times on the condition of anonymity.

“I will never leave that woman,” McCarthy reportedly said. “I will always take care of her.”

Greene’s break with far-right allies began late last year when she publicly backed McCarthy’s speakership bid.