Democrat Rep. Al Green holds ‘Black People Aren’t Apes’ sign as he is booted from Trump State of the Union

Politics
25 Feb 2026 • 10:24 AM MYT
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Representative Al Green, a Texas Democrat, has been escorted out of the House chamber minutes into President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address after holding up a “Black People Aren’t Apes” sign.

The sign was an apparent reference to a racist AI-generated video Trump posted online earlier this month depicting former President Barack Obama and former first lady Michelle Obama as primates.

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