Congressman Al Green Kicked Out of Trump Address After Protest

President Donald Trump is seeking to convince voters to support his push to remake the US economy in a primetime address to a joint session of Congress on Tuesday night, arguing that despite economic headwinds the nation’s “momentum is back.”

“Our pride is back. Our confidence is back. And the American Dream is surging — bigger and better than ever before. The American Dream is unstoppable, and our country is on the verge of a comeback,” Trump said.

But as Trump spoke the divisions within the country were clearly apparent, with the president early in his remarks being repeatedly interrupted by Democratic Representative Al Green of Texas. Speaker Mike Johnson called for Green, who has already filed impeachment articles against Trump, to show decorum and sit down. When the Democrat refused, Johnson had the House Sergeant at Arms remove him from the chamber.

Trump’s speech comes at a pivotal moment, with data showing new strains on the economy as factory activity stagnates, inflation simmers, consumer confidence ebbs, and stocks lag behind equity markets in other countries.

Stocks swung wildly Tuesday following Trump’s most recent tariff actions against the US’s largest trading partners, with the S&P 500 Index closing at its lowest level since before the president’s election last year. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick hinted the administration might announce a pathway for tariff relief for goods from Mexico and Canada — two of the countries hit — that are covered by a free trade agreement as soon as tomorrow.

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