Rep Al Green removed from State of the Union for holding protest sign
Green displayed a protest sign at Trump’s address, defended it as a stand against discrimination and said he would repeat the protest.

SOURCE CHECK
TAP FOR WHYFox News is an established national news organization with named reporters and editorial infrastructure, though its political coverage has a recognizable partisan orientation. This article attributes key statements to named sources but offers limited independent context.
- Source type — Established national news outlet, with a partisan orientation.
- Author attribution — A named reporter is credited.
- Editorial standards — The article presents attributed statements and identifiable reporting, but provides limited contextual verification.
The report provides firsthand quotations from Green and a statement from the White House communications director, along with concrete details about the protest and removal. It gives little independent context about the video or the responses of the lawmakers involved.
HOW WE SCORE ↗The article includes Green’s explanation as well as a critical response from the White House, but does not provide a broader range of perspectives or much context about the video and the removal.
- Counterarguments presented — A White House official criticizes Green, while Green explains and defends his actions.
- Source diversity — The article quotes Green and one White House official but includes few other perspectives.
- Omitted context — The video and the circumstances of the removal receive limited independent context.
The report is largely event-focused but uses phrasing that emphasizes Green’s removal and includes a sharp critical statement from the White House. Green’s own rationale and defense are also quoted at length.
- Language tone — Some phrasing, including “got himself removed,” stresses Green’s agency in the ejection.
- Framing — The story centers on Green’s protest and removal, with little broader context about the video.
- Source selection — The article includes Green’s defense and a critical White House response.
Rep. Al Green was escorted from President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address after displaying a sign protesting a social media video depicting Black people as apes. Green defended the protest as a stand against discrimination and said he would do it again.
Green displayed a sign reading “BLACK PEOPLE AREN'T APES!” during Trump’s address, referring to a now-deleted social media video that depicted Democrats, including Barack and Michelle Obama, as primates. Green told reporters that he was taking a stand against discrimination and compared his protest to actions by Martin Luther King Jr. and Rosa Parks. He was escorted out, and Republican lawmakers and allies chanted “USA, USA.”
House Majority Leader Steve Scalise attempted to take the sign from Green, while Reps. Pat Fallon and John McGuire tried to block it from cameras. Sens. Markwayne Mullin and Roger Marshall stood in front of Green before he was removed. White House Communications Director Steven Cheung called Green a “stone cold loser” and said he “does unserious things.” Green was also removed from the previous year’s address, and the article says he faced a contested primary the following week.
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- Readers of left-leaning coverage: 80% good look
- Readers of right-leaning coverage: not enough votes yet
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Senator who stood in front of Green before his removal
Part of a bigger story
25 OUTLETSAl 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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