Several Democrats disrupted President Trump’s speech to a joint session of Congress on Tuesday, despite calls from many in their party to refrain.
Shortly after Trump began speaking, Rep. Al Green stood up, shouted at the president, and waved his cane at him.
“Members are engaging in willful and continuing breach of decorum, and the chair is prepared to direct the sergeant at arms to restore order to the joint session,” House Speaker Mike Johnson said in response to the jeers from the crowd.
“Mr. Green, take your seat,” he added.
Speaker Johnson then ordered the sergeant at arms to remove Green from the chamber and he was escorted out.
Green, one of Trump’s most vocal critics, has already filed impeachment articles against Trump over what he called “ethnic cleansing in Gaza.”
Earlier in the day, some Democrats warned that antics during the speech should be avoided, including former Kamala Harris 2024 senior adviser Ian Sams.
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“Democrats: PLEASE do not do dumb sh– like this during Trump’s speech,” former Harris 2024 senior advisor Ian Sams posted on X Tuesday.
Green told reporters after being removed that he objected to Trump saying he had a “mandate.”
“I was making it clear to the president that he has no mandate to cut Medicaid,” Green said. “I have people who are very fearful. These are poor people, and they have only Medicaid in their lives when it comes to their health care. And I want him to know that his budget calls for deep cuts in Medicaid. He needs to save Medicaid, protect it.
Green added that he is “willing to suffer whatever punishment is available to me.”
“I didn’t say to anyone, don’t punish me,” Green said. “I’ve said, I’ll accept the punishment.”
Rep. Melanie Stansbury, D-N.M., silently protested Trump as he walked to the podium ahead of his address on Tuesday night.
(FOX NEWS)
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