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Rep. Al Green ejected from Trump's State of the Union after holding a 'Black People Aren't Apes' sign

NBC News Top Stories·@HenryJ.Gomez·7 months ago
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WASHINGTON — Rep. Al Green, D-Texas, was ejected from President Donald Trump's State of the Union address Tuesday night — the second straight year he has been removed from the House chamber while Trump addressed Congress. Green was seen on the House floor waving a sign that read "Black People Aren't Apes." The gesture was an apparent reference to a video Trump posted on social media this month that depicted former President Barack Obama and former first lady Michelle Obama as apes. Follow live State of the Union coverage here As a staff member escorted him to the door minutes into the speech, Green waved his sign at the Republican side of the aisle, where Rep. Troy Nehls, a fellow Texan, tried to snatch it. "Judging from the expression on his face, he got the message," Green said of Trump when speaking with reporters after his removal. "He saw it, he got the message." "Now, there are people who believe that I should not take a stand such as this," he added.…

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