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.
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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 - 12h -
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 - 36m -
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 - 16h -
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 - 16h -
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 - 16h -
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 - 15h -
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 - 14h -
Who is Al Green, congressman from Texas removed from Trump's speech?
Rep. Al Green, a Texas Democrat, was escorted from the chamber Tuesday night for shouting during President Trump's 2025 address to a joint session of Congress.CBS News - 3h -
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 - 16h -
Johnson: Democratic Rep. Al Green should be censured for ‘shameful’ protest
Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) said Rep. Al Green (D-Texas) should be censured for his “shameful” protest during President Trump’s speech to a joint session of Congress Tuesday night. The comments ...The Hill - 14h -
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 - 16h -
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 - 6h -
Democrats disrupt, protest and wear pained expressions for Trump’s speech
House Democrats greeted President Trump’s return to Congress on Tuesday with a spirited series of disruptive protests – and a number of painful looks as they suffered through an address in which ...The Hill - 14h -
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 - 6h -
Democrat Al Green ejected from chamber for heckling
Green is a fierce critic of Donald Trump and previously called for his impeachment.BBC News - 14h -
Morning Report — Trump to sell disruptive governance in speech
In today’s issue: President Trump will tell Americans in a prime-time speech tonight that his dizzying moves early in his second term should give them confidence about constructing what he calls ...The Hill - 1d -
Trump Celebrates Disruption in Speech to Congress, and Avoids the Costs
The president’s speech to Congress covered tariffs, Ukraine and cuts to the federal work force but did little to address the perils that accompany the abrupt shifts he has engineered.The New York Times - 3h -
As Republicans thunderously applauded and Democrats walked out in droves, Trump’s Congress speech showcased the US divide | Lloyd Green
The president continues to yearn for adulation, but self-deprecation and modesty were nowhere to be found in his address. Trump declares administration ‘just getting started’ in address to ...The Guardian - 13h -
WATCH: Johnson tries to bring chamber to order, has Democrat removed during Trump speech
Speaker Mike Johnson is standing up, slamming his gavel and tried to restore order and "decorum." As he did, he had the sergeant at arms remove Democratic Rep. Al Green of Texas.ABC News - 16h -
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 - 53m -
Trump Ukraine policy looks like an episode of 'The Sopranos': Democratic rep
Democratic Rep. Jim Himes (Conn.) says President Trump's push for Ukraine's rare earths and minerals amid the nation's war with Russia feels like an extortion plotline out of "The Sopranos." Himes ...The Hill - Feb. 24 -
Democrats bringing fired federal workers to Trump speech
Congressional Democrats are lining up to bring fired federal workers to President Trump’s high-profile speech before Congress on Tuesday night. The Democrats have hammered Trump for the blitz of ...The Hill - 2d -
Here’s How Democrats Are Protesting Trump’s Speech to Congress
Many Democrats are taking guests who they say have been hurt by Elon Musk’s gutting of the federal bureaucracy. Several others will skip the speech and host counterprogramming, such as live ...The New York Times - 19h -
Slotkin slams Trump in post-speech Democratic response
Michigan Sen. Elissa Slotkin (D) slammed the start of President Trump’s second term in office in the Democratic response to his address to a joint session of Congress on Tuesday. In a roughly ...The Hill - 13h -
MSNBC host on Democrats at Trump speech: ‘The signs are not landing’
MSNBC host Symone Sanders Townsend criticized Democrats who protested at President Trump’s joint address to Congress by holding up signs, arguing the visuals “are not landing.” Democratic lawmakers ...The Hill - 5h -
House Freedom Caucus to offer censure of Al Green
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Republican introduces censure resolution against Al Green
The House will vote this week on a resolution from Rep. Dan Newhouse (R-Wash.) to censure Rep. Al Green (D-Texas) over his outburst at President Trump’s speech to a joint session of Congress on ...The Hill - 1h -
Democrats plan a different kind of response to Trump’s big speech
Their less pugilistic approach is the latest sign the party is still coming to terms with how to confront the president.Politico - 2d -
Watch live: House Democrats speak ahead of Trump's speech to Congress
House Democratic leaders will give remarks Tuesday morning ahead of President Trump's first major speech before Congress. The press conference, led by Democratic Caucus Chair Pete Aguilar ...The Hill - 1d -
Multiple Democrats skipping Trump speech, planning alternate event
A group of Democrats is skipping President Trump’s congressional speech Tuesday night and planning an alternate event, according to a press release. The press release from Rep. Becca Balint (D-Vt.) ...The Hill - 22h -
Senator Elissa Slotkin Will Deliver Democratic Response to Trump’s Speech
The Michigan Democrat, a first-term senator, is expected to lay out the economic and national security stakes of President Trump’s agenda.The New York Times - 23h -
Republican rips Democrat’s sign away as Trump walks in for speech to Congress
A House Republican and House Democrat got into a confrontation over a sign protesting President Trump before his speech to Congress had even begun. Rep. Melanie Stansbury (D-N.M.), who was standing ...The Hill - 16h -
Several House Democrats walk out of Trump speech mid-address
Several Democrats stood up and exited the chamber during President Trump’s address to a joint session of Congress on Tuesday, protesting his administration's actions after six weeks in office. The ...The Hill - 16h -
Democrats' silent protests of Trump speech overshadowed by one outburst
While Rep. Al Green was escorted out after an outburst, his Democratic colleagues largely opted for quieter forms of opposing Trump during his speech to Congress.NBC News - 14h -
Watch: Sen. Elissa Slotkin refutes Trump's speech to Congress in Democratic rebuttal
Democratic Sen. Elissa Slotkin of Michigan gave the Democratic rebuttal to President Trump's joint address to Congress on Tuesday night. She explained how to "protect the middle class," and also ...CBS News - 14h -
Trump turns Congress speech into a sordid campaign rally, igniting a Democrat fightback
In a long and menacing – but also boring – speech to Congress, Trump mocked his opponents. Across the aisle the resistance was stirring. Well, at least he didn’t give a Nazi salute, declare war on ...The Guardian - 12h -
Sen. Elissa Slotkin delivers Democratic response to Trump speech
Sen. Elissa Slotkin was elected by a narrow margin in November to represent Michigan after serving several terms in the House.CBS News - 5h -
Jeffries defends conduct of ‘majority’ of Democrats during Trump speech
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) is defending the conduct of the “majority” of his fellow Democrats during President Trump’s defiant speech before Congress Tuesday night. But he ...The Hill - 2h -
Read full transcript of Slotkin Democratic response to Trump speech to Congress
Read the full text of Michigan Sen. Elissa Slotkin's prepared remarks for her 2025 Democratic response to Trump's speech to Congress, as released.CBS News - 2h
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