Rep. Mark Green, the chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee, has called off his retirement plans, a source familiar with his decision told The Post Thursday.
Green (R-Tenn.) U-turned on his earlier decision to leave Congress after pleas from former President Donald Trump, his predecessor Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.), and others who implored him to vie for another term.
“Mark Green has had lots of options because of his political talents, and the great job he has done as a Congressman, but given the fantastic work he’s doing as Chairman of the Homeland Security Committee, I hope he runs for Re-Election to the U.S. House of Representatives,” Trump posted on Truth Social Thursday.
“If he does, he has my Complete and Total Endorsement!”
The 59-year-old played an instrumental role in drafting House Republicans’ marquee border security bill, HR 2, also known as the Secure the Border Act of 2023.
Under Green’s leadership, the Homeland Security panel also pushed to impeach Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, which the House ultimately green-lit by a single vote earlier this month.
A day after the Mayorkas impeachment vote, Green announced he would retire after the completion of his current term, joining dozens of his colleagues in heading for the exits due to frustration with congressional gridlock and turmoil.
“Our country — and our Congress — is broken beyond most means of repair. I have come to realize our fight is not here within Washington, our fight is with Washington,” Green, who was first elected in 2018, said at the time.
Other key House Republicans have also announced plans to step down, including Energy and Commerce Committee Chairwoman Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-Wash.), House Financial Services Chairman Patrick McHenry (R-NC), and House Appropriations Committee Chairwoman Kay Granger (R-Texas).
Green is not the only House Republican to un-retire. Earlier this month, Rep. Victoria Spartz (R-Ind.), scrapped her leaving plans that she had announced almost exactly one year prior.
