Freedom Caucus founder’s leaving of group seen as attempt to dump Trump

Rep. David Schweikert (R-AZ) has resigned his membership in the House Freedom Caucus, saying he’s leaving the powerful group because of its erroneous association with the Arizona Freedom Caucus, which he described as “much more populist,” Newsweek reports. “There’s a difference between conservatism and populism,” he told Punchbowl News earlier this month. “These people are operating much more on their passions than protecting all the gains they made in the last couple of years in the state legislature.” “The more difficult thing in my district is actually explaining the difference between my s…

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