"As Trump entered the chamber, Green held up a sign reading 'BLACK PEOPLE ARE NOT APES!' and remained standing as Trump began his speech. Numerous Republican lawmakers walked over to Green to confront him verbally, with Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-Okla.) attempting to snatch the sign out of his hand."
"Mullin and Sen. Roger Marshall (R-Kansas) then tried to block Trump's view of Green, who was eventually escorted out by a House sergeant-at-arms staffer. But as he was leaving, Green stopped in the chamber and held up his sign directly at Rep. Troy Nehls (R-Texas)."
"The sign was a reference to Trump's account posting a video to Truth Social earlier this month that depicted former President Barack Obama and former First Lady Michelle Obama as apes."
During Trump's 2025 address to a joint session of Congress, Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene held up a sign stating 'BLACK PEOPLE ARE NOT APES!' as Trump entered the chamber and remained standing during his speech. Multiple Republican lawmakers, including Sen. Markwayne Mullin and House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, confronted Greene and attempted to remove the sign. Senators Mullin and Marshall tried to block Trump's view of Greene. A House sergeant-at-arms eventually escorted Greene from the chamber, though she paused to display the sign toward Rep. Troy Nehls, who also attempted to seize it. The sign referenced a Truth Social post from Trump's account depicting Barack and Michelle Obama as apes.
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