March 6, 2025 Publisher
The House of Representatives (HOR) on Thursday morning voted to censure an unrepentant Rep. Al Green, D-Texas, for disrupting President Donald Trump’s address to Congress.
House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., had Green removed from the chamber during the early moments of Trump’s speech Tuesday night. Green stood and shouted at Trump after the Republican president said the Nov. 5 election had delivered a governing mandate not seen for many decades.
“You have no mandate,” the Houston lawmaker said, shaking a cane and refusing an order from Johnson to “take your seat, sir!”
Republicans acted quickly to rebuke Green with a censure resolution that officially registers the House’s deep disapproval of a member’s conduct. Once such a resolution is approved by a majority vote, the member is asked to stand in the well of the House while the speaker or presiding officer reads the resolution.
The resolution against Green was approved in a mostly party-line vote of 224-198.
Source: KBTX
