Congressman Removed During Trump Speech

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Ah, the Democrats—forever the party of maturity, dignity, and well-reasoned debate. Or, at least, that’s the fantasy they like to peddle. In reality, they spent President Trump’s address to Congress behaving like a bunch of college activists who just discovered protest signs and Twitter hashtags. And leading the charge in this circus? None other than Rep. Al Green, the Texas Democrat who’s been obsessed with impeaching Trump since, well, forever.

Green, in a display of what can only be described as peak political theater, stood up, shook his cane at Trump, and promptly derailed the entire event. Nothing says “serious policymaker” like a tantrum on the House floor. As if that weren’t embarrassing enough, his little outburst led to cheers, boos, and general chaos before House Speaker Mike Johnson had to step in and remind everyone that the House chamber is, in fact, a place for governing—not a reality TV reunion.

But Green wasn’t done making a spectacle of himself. When told to sit down and let the President speak, he refused. So, in a moment of pure poetic justice, the sergeant at arms escorted him out while Republicans serenaded him with “Nah nah nah nah, goodbye.” You couldn’t script it better if you tried.

Outside the chamber, Green took his act to NBC News, where he gave a speech that was almost as incoherent as his behavior inside. He rambled about Medicaid cuts, claimed Trump didn’t have a mandate (which, news flash, he absolutely does), and made it clear that his little stunt had nothing to do with actual governance—just another attempt to keep his name in the headlines.

But Green wasn’t the only Democrat who decided to turn the night into a low-budget protest march. The Democratic Women’s Caucus showed up in pink, apparently under the impression that color-coordinated outfits count as a policy response. Other Democrats donned blue and yellow ties to virtue-signal their Ukraine loyalty, as if that was the most pressing issue for American taxpayers struggling under inflation. And then there were the stickers—yes, stickers—accusing Elon Musk of “stealing Social Security,” because apparently, they think he’s running a grand heist to snatch up retirement checks. (Spoiler: He’s not.)

It didn’t stop there. Some Democrats whipped out black paddles with messages like “SAVE MEDICAID” and “PROTECT VETERANS,” while Rep. Rashida Tlaib took it up a notch by holding an actual whiteboard with “THAT’S A LIE” scribbled across it. Nothing screams “serious leadership” like treating Congress as your personal arts and crafts fair.

And, of course, there was Rep. Sydney Kamlager-Dove, who just couldn’t take it anymore and stormed out of the speech, later posting that she was fed up with all the “bulls—.” Nothing like a classy, reasoned response from an elected official. Meanwhile, the rest of us are left wondering: If Trump’s speech was so unbearable, why didn’t they just stay home?

But perhaps the best part of the night was watching Nancy Pelosi sit there, looking like someone had just canceled happy hour. The internet wasted no time turning her miserable expression into a meme-fest, with plenty of jokes about her missing wine bottle. The woman who once shredded Trump’s speech in a fit of pettiness now had to sit there, powerless, while he took a victory lap.

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Ironically, House Democratic leadership had explicitly warned their members not to turn the event into a clown show. Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries had advised them to keep the focus on policy, while Minority Whip Katherine Clark urged them not to use “props.” Clearly, their own caucus didn’t get the memo. Instead of behaving like adults, they gave America a front-row seat to yet another episode of “Democrats in Disarray.”

Trump delivered his message, the American people saw who was serious and who was there to perform for the cameras, and Al Green got his moment of viral fame—just not in the way he probably hoped. The more Democrats pull stunts like this, the easier they make it for Republicans to remind voters exactly why they can’t be trusted to govern. Keep it up, folks—2028 will be here before you know it.

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