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WATCH: Democratic Rep. Al Green speaks after being escorted from Trump's State of the Union address
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February 25, 2026
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1:16Now PlayingRep. Al Green, D-Texas, spoke to reporters Tuesday after he was removed from President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address.
Green was holding up a sign that read, “Black People Aren’t Apes." He was ejected from the House chamber last year – and later censured – for interrupting Trump’s speech to Congress. Asked about the consequences of being removed from the chamber two years in a row, the Texas Democrat said, “The consequences were of no consequence to me.”
“Dr. [Martin Luther] King did not allow the consequences to prevent him from going to Birmingham, and he went to jail. Rosa Parks did not allow the consequences to prevent her from taking a seat on the bus,” he told PBS News inside Statuary Hall of the U.S. Capitol.
“We are back to a point where people have to take a stand,” the Texas Democrat added.
Trump’s State of the Union address comes after 13 months of break-neck deregulation, a record number of executive actions, mass layoffs, aggressive immigration tactics and more.
Throughout his lengthy speech, which now stands as the longest State of the Union address in recent history, the president outlined his administration's accomplishments and make his case for keeping his party in power this November.
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