How outlets cover Al Green D · TX-9 · Feb 24 – Feb 26, 2026
Al Green Holds Sign During State of the Union Address
Al Green held a sign protesting a video depicting the Obamas as apes during President Donald Trump’s State of the Union and was escorted out. Coverage diverges between emphasizing the protest’s context and casting the episode as disruption and removal.
Lead article · NBC News · CENTERRep. Al Green ejected from Trump's State of the Union after holding a 'Black People Aren't Apes' signCommunity verdict
20 VOTES- Readers of left-leaning coverage: 80% good look
- Readers of right-leaning coverage: not enough votes yet
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.
Outlets by lean
22 RATED · 3 UNRATED · 1 LINKEDCompare by side
Left-leaning coverage treats Green’s sign as a response to racist imagery, with some accounts casting his removal as an effort to silence the protest.
- International Business Times UK · Democrat Al Green Escorted Out After 'Black People Aren't Apes' Protest at Trump State Of The UnionNO PUBLISHED LEAN
- The Guardian · Democrats refuse to stand for Trump as Al Green ejected over 'apes' protest sign | DemocratsNO PUBLISHED LEAN
- The Independent · Democratic Rep. Al Green holds 'Black People Aren't Apes' sign as he is booted from Trump State of the UnionNO PUBLISHED LEAN
- Linked article · Rep. Al Green Thrown Out of SOTU Once AgainPUBLISHER NOT IDENTIFIED
How outlets portrayed Green, by side
25 ARTICLESEach article counts once, however many sites carried it. Sides are each outlet’s published lean. How portrayal is read
Left: 4 favorable, 0 critical, 0 mixed, 0 neutral. Center: 3 favorable, 0 critical, 0 mixed, 12 neutral. Right: 0 favorable, 5 critical, 0 mixed, 1 neutral.
4 UNRATED ARTICLES NOT SHOWN
When each side covered it
FEB 24 – 26Articles per day by side. FEB 24: Left 2, Center 20, Right 3. FEB 25: Left 4, Center 18, Right 4. FEB 26: Left 0, Center 1, Right 0.
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