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.
As the president made his way into the chamber on Tuesday, Green showed him a sign that read "BLACK PEOPLE AREN'T APES!" The message was a reference to a video Trump reposted to his Truth Social account earlier this month that briefly showed Barack and Michelle Obama as monkeys.