The House voted 224-198 to punish Green, with 10 Democrats joining Republicans.
Democratssang We Shall Overcomeon the House floor after House Speaker Mike Johnson announced that the resolution passed.
This House will come to order, Johnson responded after banging his gave.
Rep. Al Green (D-Texas) disrupts President Donald Trump’s joint session of Congress at the Capitol in Washington, D.C., on March 4, 2025.ALLISON ROBBERT/AFP/Getty Images
while pointing his cane at Trump.
Green remained steadfast, prompting Johnson to have him escorted from the chamber.
More quiet protests continued from Democrats throughout the speech.
You will be censured, they continued.
Neither were censured, but the Texas representative seems unbothered by the GOPs threats of punishment.
If I broke the rules, then I have to be prepared to suffer the consequences.
