The House will vote this week on a resolution to censure Democrat Rep. Al Green of Texas for disrupting President Donald Trump’s address to a joint session of Congress Tuesday night.
Shortly into Trump’s remarks, while he was making a point about the size of his election victory in November, Green stood up and called out, “You don’t have a mandate!” The congressman then refused to sit down as he continued to yell from the House floor.
House Speaker Mike Johnson reminded Green of the rules of decorum required by members during the address, but when he refused to comply and take his seat, the speaker instructed the House sergeant-at-arms to remove him.
.@RepAlGreen (D-TX) is removed from the Joint Session of Congress. pic.twitter.com/GJVHJpZHGc
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