US EditionDem Rep Compares Himself to MLK Jr, Rosa Parks After Getting Booted From Second Straight Trump Address
Rep. Green displayed a protest sign during Trump's address, sparking social media attacks and harassment by Republicans that led to his early departure.
- Earlier this month, Rep. Al Green held up a sign reading 'BLACK PEOPLE AREN'T APES' and left after being harassed by Republican attendees at the State of the Union.
- Rep. Al Green routinely files impeachment resolutions, prompting Trump supporters to fume and attack him on social media after his protest.
- Based Misinformation Merchant shared that edited posts spread online after the protest, including one changing Green's sign to 'Michelle Obama is a man,' while Paratrooper Brady claimed Troy Nehls tore up the sign, and End Wokeness mocked Green's behavior.
- Right-Wing hosts seized on Green's exit, with Mike Gallagher saying he left early to avoid humiliating himself and his Texas district.
- Amid ongoing partisan clashes, conservative commentators labeled Green a "public embarrassment," intensifying rhetoric around protests at presidential events.
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‘Black People Are Not Apes’ Is Not A Political Strategy
Source: Tom Williams / Getty “Black People Are Not Apes.” That sentence should not be necessary in 2026. During Black History Month. It should not need to be printed, displayed, or defended inside the United States Capitol. And yet, there it was, elevated as a form of protest during last night’s State of the Union. But the harder truth is that the real humiliation wasn’t the existence of the sign. It was that this is what the Democratic Party’s …
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Dem rep compares himself to MLK Jr, Rosa Parks after getting booted from second straight Trump address
Rep. Al Green, D-Texas, was removed from Trump's State of the Union after displaying "BLACK PEOPLE AREN'T APES!" sign, comparing his protest to civil rights leaders.
Democratic MEP Al Green held up a protest sign at the annual address of US President Donald Trump on Tuesday night.
Democrat Al Green protested Trump with a shield, then he flew out.
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