Who is Al Green, congressman from Texas removed from Trump's speech?

Congressman Al Green of Texas removed from Trump's speech amid protest

Speaker Mike Johnson repeatedly urged Rep. Al Green to take his seat before directing the sergeant at arms to "restore order" and "remove this gentleman from the chamber."

CBS News - 1d

Congressman Al Green removed from Trump address after heckling president

Mike Johnson orders Texas lawmaker’s removal after Green repeatedly interrupted Trump’s joint speech to Congress. House speaker Mike Johnson ordered Texas representative Al Green removed from the ...

The Guardian - 1d

Al Green Removed From House Chamber for Heckling Trump During Speech

Republicans had the Texas Democrat, who introduced the first articles of impeachment against Trump in 2017, ejected after he shouted at the president and refused to sit down.

The New York Times - 1d

Watch: Congressman Al Green ejected from chamber after disrupting Trump speech

The disturbance occurred during the first few minutes of the president's address to US Congress.

BBC News - 1d

Watch: Rep. Al Green removed from House floor after Trump speech interruption

Rep. Al Green, D-Texas, was removed from the room after interrupting President Trump's address to the joint session of Congress.

NBC News - 1d

Democratic Rep. Al Green removed from chamber after outburst during Trump speech

Trump had just referenced his Nov. 5 election victory, when Rep. Al Green, an 11-term Democrat stood up and began calling out.

ABC News - 1d

Democrat Al Green removed from House after interrupting, heckling Trump

Rep. Al Green (D-Texas) was removed from the House chamber where President Trump was giving his address to a joint session of Congress after the congressman heckled the president early in his ...

The Hill - 1d

Democratic Rep. Al Green removed after disrupting Trump's speech

Rep. Al Green, D-Texas, was removed from the House chamber Tuesday night after he disrupted President Donald Trump's joint address to Congress.

NBC News - 1d

Democrat Al Green ejected from chamber for heckling

Green is a fierce critic of Donald Trump and previously called for his impeachment.

BBC News - 1d

Al Green on protest at Trump speech: ‘He needs to save Medicaid’

Rep. Al Green (D-Texas) opened up about the moment he was escorted out of the House chamber Tuesday evening, saying he protested at President Trump’s joint address to Congress because “he needs to ...

The Hill - 1d

House GOP moves to censure Rep. Al Green for disrupting Trump speech

The Texas Democrat said he was "willing to suffer whatever punishment is available to me."

CBS News - 22h

House Democrats call Al Green Trump speech protest ‘inappropriate’

Several House Democrats disapproved of their colleague Rep. Al Green’s (D-Texas) disruption during President Trump’s joint address to Congress on Tuesday. Rep. George Latimer (D-N.Y.), speaking to ...

The Hill - 2h

House votes to censure Al Green for disrupting Trump speech

The House voted Thursday to censure Rep. Al Green (D-Texas) for his protest during President Trump’s address to Congress this week — a disruptive display that prompted his removal from the House ...

The Hill - 1h

House censures Rep. Al Green for outburst during Trump speech

GOP Rep. Dan Newhouse, who introduced the resolution, said the moment "is truly a wakeup call for this chamber."

CBS News - 57m

House Censures Al Green for Heckling Trump During Speech to Congress

Ten members of his party joined Republicans in voting to officially condemn the Texas Democrat after he was ejected from the president’s joint address to Congress on Tuesday. Mr. Green voted ...

The New York Times - 27m

House votes to censure Rep. Al Green for disrupting Trump's speech to Congress

The Republican-controlled House on Thursday voted to censure Rep. Al Green, D-Texas, for disrupting President Donald Trump’s address to Congress on Tuesday.

NBC News - 46m

House censures Rep. Al Green for heckling Trump during speech to Congress

Fewer than 30 members of the House of Representatives have been censured. Green said about interrupting Trump, "Truthfully, I would do it again."

CNBC - 46m

Full Video: Rep. Al Green ejected from Trump address to Congress for heckling

"You're a liar!" yelled some Democrats at President Trump as he delivered a speech on Capitol Hill. Other Democratic members of Congress walked out.

CNBC - 1d

House tees up final vote to censure Al Green for protest at Trump speech

The House on Wednesday teed up a final vote on a resolution to censure Rep. Al Green (D-Texas) for disrupting President Trump’s address to a joint session of Congress. The chamber voted 209-211-1 ...

The Hill - 19h

House Republicans tee up vote to censure Rep. Al Green for disrupting Trump's speech

House Republicans on Wednesday teed up a vote to censure Rep. Al Green, D-Texas, for disrupting President Donald Trump’s address to a joint session of Congress.

NBC News - 18h

Trump admin removes migrants from Guantanamo Bay

Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers have removed deported migrants from a facility on the U.S. military base in Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, where the Trump administration brought them as ...

The Hill - Feb. 21

Six takeaways from Trump's big speech

The president declares "America is back" as he spars with Democrats and gives a shout-out to Elon Musk.

BBC News - 22h

Key takeaways from Trump's speech to Congress

President Donald Trump, six weeks into his historic return to the White House, delivered the longest joint address to Congress in history on Tuesday night.

ABC News - 20h

The big takeaways from Trump's speech to Congress: From the Politics Desk

Welcome to a special edition of From the Politics Desk, where our reporters who were inside the House chamber tonight bring you the highlights from President Donald Trump’s first speech to Congress ...

NBC News - 1d

One big takeaway from Trump’s speech? He needs a weak dollar.

Even though the U.S. dollar has been sliding on international exchanges for weeks, the president didn’t even pay lip service to the idea of a strong greenback — let alone endorse an actual ...

MarketWatch - 21h

Rep. Al Green escorted out of House chamber for interrupting Trump's address

House Speaker Mike Johnson ordered the Sergeant at Arms to remove Democratic Rep. Al Green of Texas from the lower chamber for interrupting President Trump during his address to Congress. Watch the ...

CBS News - 1d

Axelrod calls Al Green 'despicable' for Trump address protest

Democratic strategist David Axelrod described Rep. Al Green’s (D-Texas) outbursts at President Trump’s address to Congress as “despicable.” “I think what Al Green did was despicable. I liked Elissa ...

The Hill - 22h

Rep. Al Green's outburst is just the latest in a long list of criticisms of Trump

Rep. Al Green is believed to be he first lawmaker in modern history to be thrown out of a Joint Session of Congress or a State of the Union address.

ABC News - 18h

House censures Rep. Al Green for disrupting Trump address to Congress

The House has voted to censure Rep. Al Green (D-Texas) for his outburst during President Trump's address to a joint session of Congress on Tuesday. The vote was 224 to 198 with 10 Democrats joining ...

CBS News - 1h

Trump says Al Green should be forced to take IQ test

President Trump on Thursday said that Rep. Al Green (D-Texas) should be forced to take an IQ test after the congressman was removed from his joint address and later censured by the House. “[He] ...

The Hill - 26m

TikTok Taps Climeworks to Remove CO2 From the Atmosphere

The announcement comes as the Trump Administration has thrown emerging climate-related tech like direct air capture into flux.

Inc. - Feb. 19

Transgender troops will be removed from the military, Pentagon says

Transgender service members will be removed from the military unless they are granted a waiver, according to a memo the Pentagon filed in court late Wednesday.

NBC News - 6d

Pentagon plans to remove transgender troops from military

The Pentagon issued a memo on Wednesday ordering the removal of transgender troops from the U.S. military. CBS News senior national security correspondent Charlie D'Agata reports.

CBS News - 6d

China’s tech minister removed from office

Jin Zhuanglong had been missing from public view for 2 months, FT review shows

Financial Times - 6d

Trump administration removes student loan repayment applications from Education Department website

The Trump administration has taken down the applications for popular student loan repayment plans from the U.S. Department of Education's website.

CNBC - 6d

Government ethics watchdog removed from post amid legal fight with Trump administration

Hampton Dellinger challenged his termination last month as head of the Office of Special Counsel by filing a lawsuit against several Trump administration officials.

NBC News - 15h

Republicans who got an earful from constituents have message for Trump and DOGE

After hearing from constituents at town hall meetings in their districts last week, one Republican congressman says he wants to convey their concerns about DOGE to Trump.

ABC News - Feb. 25

Here's the only thing you need to take away from Trump's speech to Congress

Democrats have learned absolutely nothing from their decisive election loss.

The Hill - 1d

Key takeaways from Trump's speech to Congress: A focus on culture wars and GOP unity, as Democrats protest

President Donald Trump touted his newly imposed tariffs and basked in Republican applause for his administration's swift early actions, while drawing a wave of protests from Democrats as he spoke ...

NBC News - 1d

Who is Al Green, congressman from Texas removed from Trump's speech?

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