Rep. Al Green (D-TX) was escorted out of Donald Trump’s State of the Union address on Tuesday after he raised a white poster that read, “Black people aren’t apes.”
As the president entered the chamber, Steve Scalise appeared to swipe at the sign. Several Republican lawmakers, including Reps. Pat Fallon of Texas and John McGuire of Virginia, attempted to block the poster from cameras.
Rep. Troy Nehls of Texas was seen attempting to convince Green to lower the sign. GOP Sens. Markwayne Mullin of Oklahoma and Roger Marshall also stepped in front of it shortly before Green was escorted out of the chamber.
The sign appeared to reference a video the president had reposted on Truth Social that depicted former President Barack Obama and former First Lady Michelle Obama as apes.
The White House later removed the video, and Trump said it had been posted by a staff member.
