The freedom caucus warned McCarthy not to turn to the left. He did it anyway and tried to strong-arm the conservatives into abandoning their principles. McCarthy’s attempt to bribe and twist Clyde (R-GA) on the pistol-brace issue was a betrayal of his promises to conservatives.
He thought he could just run over the Freedom Caucus and they would fall in line. He chose poorly.
Yes he did and now the Freedom Caucus will shut down the House, nothing passes.