Rep. Al Green Calls Out Trump's Racist Social Media Post At The State Of The Union

[BumRushDaShow]

Source: Huff Post

Feb 24, 2026, 10:39 PM EST | Updated 8 hours ago


During the State of the Union address on Tuesday, Rep. Al Green (D-Texas) held a sign that called out a racist social media post President Donald Trump recently shared of former President Barack Obama and former first lady Michelle Obama.

The video, which was widely condemned by Democrats and Republicans, depicted the Obamas as apes. Trump eventually removed the video, though he declined to apologize for it. The president also claimed that he had only seen the beginning of the video and hadn’t seen the racist frames of the clip.

“Black people aren’t apes!” Green’s sign read. Green held the sign while Trump entered the House chamber and during the beginning of his speech.

House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.) tried to take the sign from Green after seeing it, and Reps. Pat Fallon (R-Texas) and John McGuire (R-Va.) also attempted to block it from cameras’ line of sight. Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-Okla.) tried to snatch it out of his hand, but Green dodged.


Rep. Al Green (D-Texas) exits as he holds a sign reading "Black people aren't apes" as President Donald Trump delivers the State of the Union address in the House Chamber.ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS via Getty Images

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[get the red out]

1. Rep Green

The man knows how to leave a mark! He is great! But I am a bit surprized he didn't end up in an ICE concentration camp in an undisclosed location.

[surfered]

2. Another photo

[Skittles]

18. HAHA I LOVE HIS EXPRESSION

it's how we all look when we see Donald Fucking Trump

[Clouds Passing]

3. Al Green is a hero!

[idahoblue]

4. And that accomplished what??

[cbabe]

5. Repugs tried to block the cameras and rip sign out of his hands. Accomplished a lot in disturbing the enemy

Refusing to sit still. Showing up is bravery.

And free pr all over the internet. People are talking keeping the story alive.

Good trouble.

[BumRushDaShow]

6. He is "on the news"

and represented the sentiment of a community of over 48 million who feel the same way (myself included).

He is who he is.

I expect that those (D)s who did choose to attend did so for "performative" reasons.

[bluestarone]

10. Actually, if you don't know that,

We can't answer that for you.

[electric_blue68]

7. I'm glad he did it ...

Visible pushback on yet another and even more offensive racist act from drumphf!

I think there's a decorum rule, but drumphf gets away with so much, has barely if any decorum- sometimes you gotta bend, or break the rules with a bully!

[Miguelito Loveless]

8. If all Dems had stood

each with their own sign, this would have been very effective. Also, hard to intimidate 100 people, easy to intimidate 1.

Dem leadership refuses to fight.

[republianmushroom]

9. Thank you Mr. Green

[bluestarone]

11. So, who ordered the removal?

[BumRushDaShow]

12. From further down in the article -

Green was removed from the chamber shortly after by the sergeant-at-arms.

[bluestarone]

13. I saw that, but

I would think Johnson would have to order it?

[BumRushDaShow]

14. Not necessarily

The "sergeant-at-arms" is the main "security" for the chamber so probably has a protocol for this.

[bluestarone]

15. Gotcha TY

[BumRushDaShow]

16. Here's a link to the website for them

(didn't realize there was a whole infrastructure of staff under that position )

https://www.house.gov/the-house-explained/officers-and-organizations/sergeant-at-arms

And a historic thingy - https://history.house.gov/People/Office/Sergeants-at-Arms/

[bluestarone]

17. Yep TY The first sentence states

Sergeant at arms keeps order of the house.

[LetMyPeopleVote]

19. Hakeem Jeffries defends Rep. Al Green's 'on point' message to Trump at SOTU

Al Green was very effective last night.

Link to tweet

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/trump-administration/live-blog/trump-means-surgeon-general-congress-state-of-the-union-live-updates-rcna260120#rcrd101892

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., had warned his Democratic members not to engage in any distracting protests during Trump’s State of the Union address.

But today he defended Rep. Al Green, D-Texas, who was escorted out of Trump’s address last night after he held up a sign to the president reading: “Black People Are Not Apes!”

“I thought the Democratic response was appropriately restrained and forceful at the same period of time, and that was obvious to anybody who was watching,” Jeffries said as he kicked off House Democrats’ annual issues conference.

“With respect to Rep. Green’s response, it was both appropriate and restrained at the same period of time,” Jeffries continued. “Now, his message that he communicated was obviously on point, but it was far less profane than my reaction to the very same racist video that Donald Trump felt compelled to produce.”

Trump sparked a firestorm this month when he posted a video on social media depicting former President Barack Obama and former first lady Michelle Obama as apes. After GOP backlash, Trump deleted the video, but he has refused to apologize.