US EditionRep. Al Green escorted out of House chamber early into Trump’s speech after protest
Rep. Al Green protested a racist AI video shared by President Trump by holding a sign and was forcefully removed from the House chamber during the State of the Union address.
- Texas Representative Al Green was ejected from the 2026 State of the Union address for protesting against President Donald Trump's shared AI-generated social media video depicting Barack and Michelle Obama as apes.
- Green held a sign that read, 'Black People Aren't Apes!' during Trump's address, referring to the controversial video Trump had posted and later deleted.
- Green stated his intention was to confront Trump and convey that 'Black people are not apes' and that 'we must take a stand against this level of invidious discrimination.
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EDITORIAL: Trump continues an unbroken chain of lies in SOTU address to Congress
President Trump was only three minutes into what would be the longest State of the Union speech in history on Tuesday night when a commotion erupted in the chamber. Rep. Al Green of Texas, waving a sign that read “Black People Aren’t Apes,” was being escorted from the House floor. He was apparently making a gesture in response to a video Trump posted on Truth Social depicting former President Barack Obama and his former First Lady Michelle Obama…
Democrat Rep. Al Green Ejected From State Of The Union After Disrupting Trump’s Address - Real News Now
Representative Al Green was removed from the House chamber Tuesday night during President Trump’s State of the Union address, marking the second consecutive year he has been ejected during a presidential speech. Green, 78, stood and refused to sit as President Trump began speaking and displayed a protest sign that read “Black people aren’t apes.” The sign referenced a recently deleted Truth Social post that included a video raising doubts about …
Al Green kicked out of #SOTU for defending humanity of Black people
US Congressman Al Green was kicked out of Trump’s ‘State of the Union’ last night for holding up a banner that read “Black people aren’t apes”. It was a protest against Trump’s recent video depicting the Obamas as apes, for which he has never apologised. Other Democrats refused to stand for the man unfit to be a janitor, let alone president. Green’s stand triggered admiration for him, disgust at Trump — and a flood of racist support from what re…
Al Green Holds 'Black People Aren't Apes' Sign As Ilhan Omar, Rashida Tlaib And More Dems Heckle Trump At State Of The Union
President Donald Trump spoke before a joint session of Congress Tuesday night, delivering a highly partisan and sometimes vitriolic State of the Union address. Dozens of Democratic legislators boycotted the speech, while Reps. Al Green and Ilhan Omar spoke out against Trump during it. U.S. Rep. Al Green (D-TX) protests as President Donald Trump arrives to deliver the State of the Union address during a joint session of Congress at the Capitol on…
Congressman booted from Trump’s 2025 speech returns to harass president * WorldNetDaily * by Nicole Silverio, Daily Caller News Foundation
Source link U.S. Rep. Al Green, D-Texas, is escorted out of President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address carrying a sign reading ‘Black People Aren’t Apes’ on Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2026 As President Donald Trump delivered a State of the Union address Tuesday, Democratic Texas Rep. Al Green walked around the House floor carrying
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