Al Green Protests Trump State of the Union

During President Donald Trump's State of the Union address on Feb. 24, 2026, Rep. Al Green, D-Texas, was escorted out after walking the House floor carrying a sign reading "BLACK PEOPLE AREN'T APES." The protest referenced a White House AI-generated video posted Feb. 5 that depicted Barack and Michelle Obama as apes and briefly remained on Truth Social, intensifying controversy.