Overview
- The Texas Democrat was removed minutes into President Trump's address after displaying the hand-lettered sign and refusing to sit.
- Republican lawmakers tried to block or seize the poster as security led Green out, and the chamber broke into chants of “USA.”
- Green told reporters he wanted the president to see the message, saying, “I told him Black people are not apes.”
- It was Green’s second ejection in two years; he was later censured 224-198 for last year’s disruption, and no new discipline has been reported from this incident.
- The White House said a staffer posted the now-removed video on Trump’s account; Trump declined to apologize though he denounced the racist portion, as some Democrats skipped the speech after leaders urged restraint.