President Donald Trump attends the National Prayer Breakfast, Thursday, February 6, 2025, at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C. (Official White House Photo by Molly Riley.)
by N Jackson
March 5, 2025
Republicans are circulating a number of resolutions aimed at punishing the lawmaker who who was thrown out of President Donald Trump’s speech.
The conservative House Freedom Caucus is vowing to introduce a censure resolution against Rep. Al Green (D-Texas) on Wednesday, less than 24 hours after the Texas Democrat was escorted out of President Trump’s address because of his disruptive protest.
Minutes into Trump’s address to a joint session of Congress on Tuesday — the first of his second term — when Trump was discussing the “mandate” he received from the American people in November, Green stood up and yelled back at the president, contending that he did not have a mandate to cut Medicaid. Republicans then started chanting “USA.”
Johnson, atop the dais, gave Green a warning, urging the Texas Democrat to “take your seat.” Green, however, kept yelling out at Trump, prompting Johnson to order the sergeant at arms to remove the congressman from the chamber. Republicans sang “hey, hey, hey, goodbye” to Green.
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