Rep. Mark Green Decides Not to Retire After Trump Promises Endorsement

Only two weeks after announcing his retirement, Rep. Mark Green (R-TN), the chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee, made a surprising reversal at the beckoning of former president Donald Trump.

“While my strong desire was to leave Congress at the end of this year, since my announcement, I have received countless calls from constituents, colleagues, and President Trump urging me to reconsider," he said in a statement to Axios on Thursday.

Earlier that afternoon, Trump made a post on Truth Social fawning over the Republican lawmaker.

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