The Hollywood Reporter is reporting that former president Donald Trump has resigned from the Screen Actors Guild as the union moved through a disciplinary procedure that could have resulted in ousting him. Basically, he quit before they could toss him out.

　　Trump sent a letter to union president Gabrielle Carteris announcing his resignation as a pre-emptive move Wednesday afternoon. The letter exclaimed that he no longer cared to be a part of the guild, which would give him residuals from movies and television shows he's been a part of.

　　"I write to you today regarding the so-called Disciplinary Committee hearing aimed at revoking my union membership. Who cares!" Trump went on to say that he wasn't familiar with Carteris' work, but is still proud of his television and film roles from Home Alone 2 to Fresh Prince of Bel-Air.

　　"I no longer wish to be associated with your union," he continued. "As such, this letter is to inform you of my immediate resigning from SAG-AFTRA."

　　In reply to Trump's letter, SAG-AFTRA simply said a cordial, and curt, "Thank you."

　　"Donald Trump attacked the values that this union holds most sacred – democracy, truth, respect for our fellow Americans of all races and faiths, and the sanctity of the free press," Carteris said back in January. "There’s a straight line from his wanton disregard for the truth to the attacks on journalists perpetrated by his followers."

　　SAG rules state that a member can be "reprimanded, censured, fined, suspended or expelled for violating its rules or regulations" or “engaging in actions antagonistic to the interests or integrity of the Union, any of its affiliated Locals or its membership.”