House speaker Mike Johnson said that Democrats “ashamed” have been left by Rep. Al Green’s Behavior after the house voted on Thursday to censor the Texas congress member to disrupt the joint address of President Donald Trump to the congress.
Johnson Become a member of “America’s Newsroom” After the vote to punish the legislator for his “disgusting” behavior during Trump’s speech to the living room.
“This is a really sad day before our institution,” Johnson told Bill Hemmer and Dana Perino. “What representative already did Green in the midst of the president’s speech, while our honored guest was disturbed in front of the room. He deliberately did it, as everyone saw. I gave him a lot of warnings and he refused. It was a deliberate action. It had to get a quick punishment.
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“There is a deep and rich tradition here, and this was violated,” he continued. “To our understanding and our assessment of history, that was the first time that every member of the congress once had to be removed in the middle of a presidential address, and it is embarrassing.”
There had been Multiple resolutions Circulating under house republicans to censor green after the 77-year-old Democrat was removed from the joint address of Trump to the congress on Tuesday evening because he repeatedly disrupted the president’s speech.
Washington, DC – March 4: US Rep. Al Green (D -TX) is removed from the Chamber while President Donald Trump goes in the US Capitol in the US Capitol on 4 March 2025 in Washington, DC in the US Capitol. Win McNamee/Pool via Reuters
He shouted, “You don’t have a mandate!”, “At Trump he praised Republican victories in the house, the Senate and the White House.
Johnson had removed Green by the American Sergeant at-arms.
Green remained challenging When he stopped talking to the White House press bath on the first floor of the American Capitol after he had been thrown out of the living room of the second floor, where Trump spoke.
“I am willing to suffer which punishment is available to me. I have not said anyone,” Don’t punish me. ” I said I will accept the punishment, “said Green, according to the White House Press Pool Report. “But it is worthwhile to let people know that there are some of us who rise against the wish of this president to reduce medicaid, medicine and social security.”
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The censorship voice continued on Thursday on dichotomy with 10 Democrats are voting To censor green next to Republicans.
Before the formal censorship could be read, however, the Democrats were by getting the procedure by collecting with the green and singing “We will overcome”. Johnson was forced to call the house during a break after he had failed several times to suppress the protest.
“They are ashamed of what happened,” said Johnson. “Many of their colleagues, as you know, kept signs on the floor and tried to disturb in other ways. But the leadership, Hakeem Jeffries, to his honor, he is the leader on the democratic side in the house. He suspected his colleagues before the event and asked them to maintain decorum.”
“We have to do that as leaders, and every member must also be dedicated for that,” he continued. “It is ashamed of the institution. It caused them as individuals and on their match. And it is just disgusting for me … I don’t enjoy this.”
Democrats have received a swarm of recoil for what the White house called “childish” behavior of members of the party during the historic address of Trump.
Pers secretary Karoline Leavitt appealed to the “shameful” behavior during a press conference on Wednesday, and noticed that many did not welcome a child cancer or mother’s mothers who are brutally murdered by illegal immigrants.
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“Last night was a very clarifying moment for our country,” said Leavitt. “The Democrats exposed themselves as the party of insanity and hatred, the party that America wants to put last. They have allowed their Trump derangement Syndrome to prevent them from celebrating America and our people, and we will not allow them to forget.”
Johnson argued the Party is in “disorder”, claim that they have no leader, vision or direction for the future.
“They are waving now, so that’s why they resort to these antics,” he said. “They want to fight against Trump. They want to fight against the first agenda of America. They want to fight against us. And so they debate themselves by appearing on the floor of the house and behaving like children. It’s sad.”
“This is an unfortunate day, and I wish we shouldn’t go on this road.”
Fox News’ Elizabeth Elkind and Diana Stancy contributed to this report.
