Tennessee Rep. Mark Green (R) has officially stepped down from Congress, creating yet another political flashpoint in a year already packed with high-stakes battles, including a looming government funding showdown.

Green—an Army combat veteran, physician, and staunch ally of President Donald J. Trump—confirmed in a letter Friday that he will officially resign from the House of Representatives on July 20, according to The New York Post.

“It’s with a heavy heart that I say farewell,” Green said in his public statement. “To my constituents across Tennessee’s 7th District—thank you. The trust you put in me is humbling. I will look back fondly on my years of serving as your voice in Washington.”

In a resignation video, Green explained his next chapter will take him into the private sector in a role aimed squarely at confronting the Chinese Communist Party—this time, through the business world.

“While I cannot give the details here, I will be doing something specifically designed to help America compete against the CCP [Chinese Communist Party], but this time in business,” Green stated.

Though he stopped short of offering specifics, The Post reported that Green had recently been pitching business ventures in Guyana to lobbyists, hinting at international commercial ambitions post-Congress.

With his resignation effective later this month, Republicans now face an even slimmer majority in the House—219 to 212—a margin that could narrow further after Democrats fill three vacant blue seats left by deceased members. All three districts are solidly Democrat, and upcoming fall special elections are expected to restore those seats to the left.

A special election will also be scheduled to replace Green, who initially won Sen. Marsha Blackburn’s former seat in 2018. Blackburn is reportedly mulling a gubernatorial bid in Tennessee, adding yet another dimension to the state’s political shake-up.

As Chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee, Green played a pivotal role in shaping the border enforcement provisions found in President Trump’s historic One Big Beautiful Bill Act, passed by the House last week and signed into law Friday.

Green’s departure is the latest plot twist in a public life that has attracted attention both for its policy impact and personal drama. Last fall, Green made headlines when his wife filed for divorce, accusing him of infidelity with an Axios reporter—a claim she later walked back.

“I want to correct the record, because I misidentified someone in that message. My husband has never had a relationship with a reporter from Axios, and I regret having said that,” she told Politico.

Despite earlier stating he would not seek reelection in 2024, Green reversed that decision just two weeks later before ultimately choosing to resign following the passage of Trump’s signature legislation.

President Trump’s sweeping $3.3 trillion domestic policy bill capped off a series of unprecedented wins for his second-term agenda, including a major Supreme Court victory and precision military strikes on Iran’s nuclear infrastructure, as Fox News reported.

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt declared:

“President Trump has delivered more wins for the American people in two weeks than most Presidents do in four years.”

She continued:

“This has been the most historic two weeks of any Administration in history. Thanks to President Trump, America is back and is the hottest country in the world!”

With Trump’s momentum surging, Democrats are scrambling to reclaim lost ground. But with the GOP’s margin narrowing and D.C. already bracing for budget brinkmanship this fall, the stakes for every House seat—including Green’s—just got even higher.