Oklahoma Sen. Markwayne Mullin confronts Rep. Al Green during State of the Union Address
Green protested during the address and later said people of goodwill would confront the president over unacceptable actions.
SOURCE CHECK
TAP FOR WHYNewsOn6 is a local news outlet, and the story identifies its author and attributes the account of Green’s removal to CBS News. It also reports requesting comment from Mullin and includes statements from both lawmakers, though the article offers limited independent detail about the exchange.
- Source type — An established local-news source type supports a generally credible baseline.
- Transparency — The story attributes information about Green’s removal to CBS News and says the outlet requested Mullin’s comment.
- Author attribution — The article names an author.
- Editorial standards — The article presents attributed statements and a reported video exchange, but provides little detail on its independent verification.
The article reports a specific event, attributes Green’s removal to CBS News, and includes statements from both lawmakers. Its account is limited, however: it supplies little independent detail about the video or the circumstances of the confrontation, and Mullin’s comments receive substantially more space.
HOW WE SCORE ↗The story presents Mullin’s account at length and includes Green’s response, but gives little context from other witnesses or independent reporting about the exchange. The article’s own narration remains mostly neutral.
- Counterarguments presented — Green’s response is included, but Mullin’s statements occupy considerably more space.
- Source diversity — The article uses statements from both lawmakers and attributes one detail to CBS News, but offers few other sources.
- Loaded language — Strong characterizations appear in Mullin’s attributed remarks rather than the article’s narration.
The story uses a straightforward event-focused account and attributes the lawmakers’ sharply critical statements to them. It does not clearly endorse either lawmaker’s view.
- Language tone — The narration is restrained, with inflammatory language presented as attributed quotations.
- Source selection — The article includes statements from Mullin and Green, though Mullin receives more space.
- Framing — The story centers on the video-recorded confrontation and its immediate aftermath.
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During the State of the Union, Sen. Markwayne Mullin was seen trying to take a protest sign from Rep. Al Green. Mullin later criticized Green and other Democrats, while Green said he would confront the president over actions he considered unacceptable.
Video showed Mullin attempting to take Green’s sign, which read “Black People Aren’t Apes!” Green was later escorted from the chamber after standing and shouting during President Donald Trump’s address, according to CBS News. Mullin said Green’s conduct was political theater and criticized him in a separate post and video message.
In his video message, Mullin criticized several Democratic lawmakers and said he believed they “truly hate America.” Green, appearing on C-SPAN the following day, said people of goodwill would confront the president and tell him when his actions were unacceptable.
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SWIPE →Representative from Texas who protested during the address and responded afterward
Senator from Oklahoma who attempted to take Green’s protest sign and later criticized him
Mullin's version of this story ↗
President delivering the State of the Union address during the protest
Democratic lawmaker whom Mullin cited while criticizing lawmakers’ conduct
Democratic lawmaker whom Mullin cited while criticizing lawmakers’ conduct
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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