Rep. Al Green, D-Texas, left, shouts as President Donald Trump addresses a joint session of Congress at the Capitol in Washington, on Tuesday, March 4, 2025. (Win McNamee/Pool Photo via AP)
RESOLUTION PUNISHING AL GREEN CLEARS DEM BLOCKADE, ADVANCES TO HOUSE-WIDE VOTE AFTER TRUMP SPEECH
Speaker Johnson wrote in a post on X that Green "disgraced the institution of Congress" with his protest during Trump's address. He also urged Democrats to join in voting for the censure.
Rep. Dan Newhouse, R-Wash., introduced the resolution punishing Green on Wednesday. Now that it has survived the Democrats’ push to table it, the resolution will likely be headed for a House-wide vote today.
The resolution likely did not come as a surprise to Green, who, upon his expulsion from the speech, told the press he would be "willing to suffer whatever punishment" came about from the incident. In fact, Green tweeted on Thursday reminding his followers on X about the upcoming censure vote.
While there were multiple resolutions to censure Green, Fox News Digital was told that Newhouse had been in contact with House GOP leadership about his resolution since Trump's speech ended.
Democrats protest with signs as President Donald Trump addresses a joint session of Congress in the Capitol building's House chamber in Washington, D.C., on March 4, 2025. (Ricky Carioti/The Washington Post via Getty Images)
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Rep. Green was the first and only Democrat to actively disrupt the president’s speech on Tuesday night. Other Democrats held up signs and many walked out of the speech early.
The resolution to censure, if it passes, does not carry any consequences, rather it serves as a formal condemnation of Green by the House. Other lawmakers who have faced censure include former Rep. Adam Schiff, former Rep. Jamaal Bowman and Rep. Rashida Tlaib.
Fox News’ Elizabeth Elkind and Aishah Hasnie contributed to this report.
Rachel Wolf is a breaking news writer for Fox News Digital and FOX Business.
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