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Rep. Al Green ejected from Trump's State of the Union after holding a 'Black People Aren't Apes' sign

Green was ejected after holding a sign protesting a video depicting the Obamas as apes.

Rep. Al Green ejected from Trump's State of the Union after holding a 'Black People Aren't Apes' sign
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Rep. Al Green was ejected from President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address after holding a sign protesting a video depicting the Obamas as apes. Green said he intended to deliver a message to Trump.

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Al Green
D · TX-9

Representative who protested Trump’s address and was removed from the chamber

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Troy E. Nehls
R · TX-22

Representative who tried to take Green’s sign

Donald Trump
R · President of the United States

President whose address Green protested and who posted the video that prompted the protest

Representative and Green’s opponent in the Democratic primary

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

Late former representative whom Menefee replaced

ALSO MENTIONED  Barack Obama, Former president depicted in the video that prompted Green’s protest; Michelle Obama, Former first lady depicted in the video that prompted Green’s protest

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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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