Texas Democrat removed for holding \u2018Black people aren\u2019t apes\u2019 sign as colleagues stay seated while Republicans cheer<\/p>\n
As dozens of their colleagues boycotted Trump\u2019s State of the Union address, several of the Democrats in the House chamber on Tuesday night made their opposition to the president\u2019s remarks clear.<\/p>\n
Congressman Al Green was ejected from the speech almost immediately, marking the second year in a row he has been removed from the annual event. After being ordered out by House speaker Mike Johnson during last year\u2019s speech for yelling responses as the president spoke, this year\u2019s protest from the Texas representative was silent but pointed.<\/p>\n
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