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.

SOURCE CHECK
TAP FOR WHYCredibility rates Yahoo News, which republished this story. The other scores rate the article itself.
The article is attributed to an identified NBC News reporter and explicitly identifies NBC News as its original publisher. The attribution and established national-news origin support credibility, though the page is a republication rather than original reporting by Yahoo.
- Source type — National-news reporting from NBC News, republished by Yahoo.
- Author attribution — The article names Henry J. Gomez and identifies NBCNews.com as the original publisher.
- Transparency — The page clearly discloses the original publication.
The report gives a clear account, includes Green’s direct explanation and relevant history, and provides Trump’s response to the video. It offers limited broader context and no extended response from Trump about Green’s protest.
HOW WE SCORE ↗The account includes Green’s explanation and Trump’s response to the video, but does not provide a response from Trump to Green’s protest or much additional context from other perspectives.
- Source diversity — Green is quoted directly; Trump’s response to the earlier backlash is reported, but other perspectives are limited.
- Counterarguments presented — The article reports Trump’s response to the video but not a direct response to Green’s action.
- Loaded language — The account is generally factual and attributes characterizations where appropriate.
The article mainly recounts the ejection, quotes Green’s explanation and describes the video and Trump’s response in largely factual language.
- Language tone — Mostly descriptive language, with no sustained partisan argument.
- Source selection — Includes Green’s account and Trump’s reported response to the video.
- Framing — Centers on Green’s removal and explains the protest’s immediate context.
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360 stories · 84.9–85.2 · updated Oct 12, 2026
This is NBC News's own score, and this article is credited to NBC News. The host score in the Source Check is Yahoo News's.
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.
Rep. Al Green was removed from the House chamber during President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address after waving a sign that read “Black People Aren’t Apes,” an apparent reference to a video Trump posted depicting Barack and Michelle Obama as apes. Green told reporters he had acted intentionally to deliver a message to Trump.
Green was also removed during Trump’s address the previous year. The article notes that Green is in a contested Democratic primary against Rep. Christian Menefee and has highlighted his earlier removal in a campaign ad. Trump removed the video after backlash and told reporters he condemned its racist parts, but had not apologized for posting it.
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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 protested Trump’s address and was removed from the chamber
Representative who tried to take Green’s sign
President whose address Green protested and who posted the video that prompted the protest
Representative and Green’s opponent in the Democratic primary
Late former representative whom Menefee replaced
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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