As President Trump addressed a joint session of Congress at the US Capitol on Tuesday night — the longest first speech the House chamber has seen since 1964 — the reaction was mixed. Rep. Al Green, a Texas Democrat,

But as a vote to censure 77-year-old Al Green looms, his fellow Democrats are rallying around him, arguing that he carried out a legitimate act of protest when he stood, waved his walking cane and heckled the Republican president.

"The View" co-host Sunny Hostin called out Democratic lawmakers on Wednesday for not walking out on President Donald Trump after Rep. Al Green was removed over his protest.

Who is Rep. Al Green? And why was the Texas Democrat kicked out of Donald Trump's address to Congress? What to know about the longtime representative.

Rep. Al Green, a Texas Democrat, was escorted from the chamber Tuesday night for shouting during President Trump's 2025 address to a joint session of Congress.

Multiple House Republicans say they plan to file a censure motion against the congressman, who was ejected for interrupting Trump’s address.

Green, who has called for the president's impeachment, was escorted out of the chamber during Trump's joint address to Congress.