U.S. Rep. Al Green (D-TX) holds a sign as U.S. President Donald Trump arrives to deliver the State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., U.S., February 24, 2026. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY
Majority Leader of the House Rep. Steve Scalise (R-LA) ripped a sign from Rep. Al Green (D-TX) that said "Black people aren't apes" just before President Donald Trump delivered his State of the Union address.
Trump was walking down the aisle of the House Chamber when Scalise stopped to pull down Green's sign, which was referring to the president's recent attack on former President Barack Obama and former first lady Michelle Obama.
Green was later escorted out of the chambers.