Rep. Al Green Responds After Getting Kicked Out Of President Trump’s Joint Address To Congress

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As WLT previosuly reported, Rep. Al Green (D-Texas) was removed from the House chamber after disrupting President Trump’s speech before a joint session of Congress.

Green was removed by House Speaker Mike Johnson after he stood up and started to shake his cane and utter words at Trump.

In response, to being kicked out, Green told the press, “I was making it clear to the president that he has no mandate to cut Medicaid.”

“I have people who are very fearful. These are poor people, and they have only Medicaid in their lives when it comes to their health care,” he added.

Here’s what Fox News reported:

Democratic Rep. Al Green of Texas doubled down on impeaching President Donald Trump following his disruption and removal from the president’s address to Congress on Tuesday night.

Green, a longtime critic of Trump, told reporters after being removed that he was working on articles of impeachment against the president and defended his outburst at the start of Trump’s speech.

“This president is unfit,” Green said. “He should not hold the office.”

Green said it was worth being removed from the joint session of Congress to make his point, which he said was to object to Trump saying he had a “mandate.”

“I was making it clear to the president that he has no mandate to cut Medicaid,” Green said, referring to the health care program used by 80 million Americans. “I have people who are very fearful. These are poor people, and they have only Medicaid in their lives when it comes to their health care.”

“But it’s worth it to let people know that there are some of us who are going to stand up against this president’s desire to cut Medicaid, Medicare and Social Security,” he said.

Per BBC:

Representative Al Green was ejected from the House chamber for heckling President Donald Trump during his joint address to Congress on Tuesday night.

Green, a Democratic lawmaker from Houston in Texas, stood up and shouted ‘Mr President, you don’t have a mandate!’ just minutes into Trump’s address, referring to Medicaid cuts.

He was immediately drowned out by Republicans shouting “U-S-A!,” before House Speaker Mike Johnson ordered his removal from the chamber.

Green is a fierce critic of President Trump, and called for the impeachment of the president during his first term in office.

Speaking to reporters after he left the chamber, Green said he is willing to accept whatever punishment he is given for his actions.



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