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'Who Raised These People?!': Three Republicans Nearly Assault an Elderly Black Lawmaker After He Stands Up to Trump — Then Everyone Pretends It Didn't Happen

Green held up a sign during Trump’s address and was escorted out of the chamber.

'Who Raised These People?!': Three Republicans Nearly Assault an Elderly Black Lawmaker After He Stands Up to Trump — Then Everyone Pretends It Didn't Happen
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This article1 analysis · Oct 10, 2026
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Rep. Al Green held up a sign during President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address, and several Republican lawmakers tried to take it from him before he was escorted out. The article connects the protest to a video Trump recently reposted depicting the Obamas as apes.

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Al Green
D · TX-9

Representative who protested during the State of the Union address

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Steve Scalise
R · LA-1

House Majority Leader who pulled down Green’s sign

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Markwayne Mullin
Secretary of Homeland Security

Senator who tried to take Green’s sign

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Troy E. Nehls
R · TX-22

Representative who reached for Green’s sign as Green exited

Donald Trump
R · President of the United States

President whose address Green protested and whose reposted video prompted the sign

Representative challenging Green in the Democratic primary

Sylvester Turner
Former U.S. Representative (D-TX)

Former representative whose seat Menefee won in a special election

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Al Green Holds Sign During State of the Union Address

Al Green held up a sign during President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address and was escorted from the chamber. The sign protested a video depicting Barack and Michelle Obama as apes. Left-leaning outlets present the sign as a protest against racist imagery and, in some accounts, Green’s removal as an effort to silence him. Center outlets mostly explain the sign’s reference and the removal, with some stressing Green’s rationale or lawmakers’ exchanges. Right-leaning outlets emphasize the ejection and earlier ejection, while some criticize or mock Green’s protest.

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