Al Green waves 'Black people aren't apes' sign at State of the Union
Green was escorted from the chamber after displaying a sign protesting a Trump social media post.
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TAP FOR WHYCredibility rates NBC New York, which republished this story. The other scores rate the article itself.
NBC New York is an established regional newsroom within a major news organization, and the report identifies its staff byline and credits NBC News and the Associated Press. The short report provides limited detail about its reporting process.
- Source type — Established local outlet associated with a major national news organization.
- Author attribution — Bylined to NBC Staff, with NBC News and Associated Press contributions noted.
- Editorial standards — Presents a straightforward account with attribution for a detail about Nehls.
- Transparency — The brief report offers little information about its reporting methods or corrections practices.
The report gives a clear account of the protest, includes Green’s explanation, and supplies context about the post that prompted the sign. It offers little independent sourcing or response from Trump or his representatives.
HOW WE SCORE ↗The article provides the reason for Green’s protest and quotes his explanation, but does not include a response from Trump or his representatives. It does report the backlash to the post and briefly notes Nehls’s reaction.
- Counterarguments presented — No response from Trump or his representatives is included.
- Source diversity — Green is quoted, while other details are attributed to NBC News and contributions are credited to the Associated Press.
- Loaded language — The report mainly describes events and quotes the people involved.
- Omitted context — The article gives limited detail about the original post and the broader reactions to it.
The report uses largely descriptive language and attributes Green’s comments and the account of Nehls’s action. Its selection of context does not establish a clear partisan framing.
- Language tone — Mostly descriptive wording without overt partisan labels.
- Source selection — Includes Green’s explanation and attributes the account of Nehls’s attempt to NBC News.
- Framing — Explains the protest’s reference without explicitly endorsing or condemning it.
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Rep. Al Green protested President Donald Trump at the State of the Union with a sign reading “Black people aren't apes” and was escorted from the chamber. The sign referred to a Trump social media post depicting Barack and Michelle Obama as primates.
Green waved the sign as Trump entered the House chamber for the State of the Union and was escorted out as the address began. Rep. Troy Nehls tried to take the sign, according to NBC News. Green later said he wanted Trump to receive the message and compared taking a stand to actions by Martin Luther King Jr. and Rosa Parks.
The article says the sign referred to a Feb. 6 post on Trump’s Truth Social account depicting Barack and Michelle Obama as primates; the post was later deleted after backlash. Obama commented on it in a Feb. 15 interview. Green is also contesting a primary with Rep. Christian Menefee in Houston’s newly drawn 18th District.
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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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