Al Green kicked out of Trump's SOTU speech: What was written in his poster?
Green was escorted out of the State of the Union after raising a sign referring to a video depicting the Obamas as apes.

SOURCE CHECK
TAP FOR WHYHindustan Times is an established news organization with an identified author and a recognizable editorial operation. This brief report provides some attribution and event details, though the article itself offers limited original context.
- Source type — An established international news publisher.
- Author attribution — A named author is credited.
- Editorial standards — The publisher has an established newsroom, though this short article provides limited evidence of its reporting process.
- Transparency — The article attributes Trump’s explanation and includes descriptions of the event, but offers little sourcing detail.
The report gives a concise account of the incident, identifies several lawmakers’ actions, and includes Trump’s explanation about the video and a range of social media reactions. It provides little independent context, does not include Green’s response, and relies partly on social media commentary.
HOW WE SCORE ↗The article includes divergent public reactions and Trump’s explanation about the video, but does not provide Green’s account or much context about the removal.
- Counterarguments presented — Social media responses on both sides are included, but Green’s perspective is absent.
- Source diversity — The report relies on event descriptions and social media reactions, with little direct sourcing.
- Omitted context — It gives little detail about the rules or circumstances governing removal from the address.
- Loaded language — The article is largely descriptive rather than overtly judgmental.
The article describes the incident in straightforward terms and presents sharply divided social media reactions without adopting an explicit political position.
- Language tone — Mostly descriptive language reports the removal and the poster’s message.
- Source selection — The article includes social media reactions from opposing views, alongside Trump’s explanation about the video.
- Framing — The report centers on Green’s removal and the sign’s stated reference, without an explicit verdict.
Rep. Al Green was escorted out of President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address after raising a sign reading “Black people aren’t apes.” The sign appeared to refer to a video Trump had reposted depicting Barack and Michelle Obama as apes.
Green was escorted out of the address after raising the sign. The article reports that Steve Scalise appeared to swipe at it, several Republican lawmakers tried to block it from cameras, Troy Nehls tried to persuade Green to lower it, and Markwayne Mullin and Roger Marshall stepped in front of it. The sign appeared to refer to a video Trump had reposted depicting Barack and Michelle Obama as apes; the White House later removed the video, and Trump said a staff member had posted it.
Social media users expressed sharply divided views about Green’s protest. The article also notes that Green was escorted out of Trump’s address to a joint session of Congress the previous year, at the direction of House Speaker Mike Johnson after repeated warnings to stop interrupting the president.
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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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SWIPE →Representative who raised a sign during the State of the Union address and was escorted out
Representative who tried to persuade Green to lower the sign
Representative who tried to block Green’s poster from cameras
House Speaker who directed Green’s removal during the previous year’s address to Congress
President whose State of the Union address Green protested and who had reposted the video referenced by the sign
Representative who tried to block Green’s poster from cameras
Senator who stepped in front of Green’s poster
Representative who appeared to swipe at Green’s sign
Senator who stepped in front of Green’s poster
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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