An emotional House Speaker John Boehner says he decided to resign from Congress to avoid a divisive leadership battle.
"It's become clear to me that this prolonged leadership turmoil would do irreparable harm to the institution," Boehner said in his first public remarks since he decided to resign. He will leave Congress at the end of October.
At a separate news conference, President Barack Obama said he phoned Boehner after learning of his impending resignation.
"We have obviously had a lot of disagreements," Obama said, but he praised Boehner as "a good man" and "a patriot."
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