Rep. Al Green Ejected From Trump’s State of the Union After Holding a ‘Black People Aren’t Apes’ Sign

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.

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.

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