Congressman Green was escorted out of the hall during Trump's speech for the second year in a row

Democratic Congressman Al Green was escorted out of the hall on February 24 during US President Donald Trump's address to Congress on the state of affairs in the country in 2026 for the second year in a row.

Green brought a poster with the inscription "Blacks are not monkeys," which is a reference to a video that Trump posted on the Truth Social network depicting former White House chief Barack Obama as a monkey.

The broadcast of the American leader's speech is hosted by the White House YouTube channel.

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The Democratic congressman was escorted out of the hall in March 2025 after he tried several times to interrupt the speech of the US president. Green shouted and raised his cane during Trump's speech, after which, on the orders of Speaker of the House of Representatives Mike Johnson, he was escorted out by security guards.

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