LOADING ERROR LOADINGSeveral Republican lawmakers at the State of the Union address were caught on camera trying to physically remove Democratic Rep. Al Green’s protest sign from his hands. Advertisement“Black people aren’t apes!” Green’s sign read. When Green held up the sign as Trump entered the chamber, Rep. Steve Scalise (R-La.) “Otherwise, you don’t believe in free speech.”AdvertisementExperts say it reveals a lot that GOP lawmakers thought it was appropriate to grab Green’s sign. Winter emphasized that anyone “grounded in basic morality” would know that there’s “nothing remotely objectionable” about what Green’s sign said.

Source: Huffington Post February 26, 2026 00:00 UTC