The House of Representatives voted to censure Rep. Al Green over his outburst during President Donald Trump’s address to Congress.
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HouselawmakershavevotedtocensureRep.AlGreen,D-Texas,afterhewasthrownoutofPresidentDonaldTrump’saddresstoajointsessionofCongressonTuesdaynight.
TenDemocratsjoinedRepublicansinvotingforthemeasure.Greenhimselfvoted“present,”alongwithfirst-termRep.ShomariFigures,D-Ala.
“AlGreen’schildishoutburstexposedthechaosanddysfunctionwithintheDemocratpartysincePresidentTrump’soverwhelmingwininNovemberandhissuccessinofficethusfar.Itisnotsurprising198DemocratsrefusedtosupportGreen’scensuregiventheirhistoryofradical,inflammatoryrhetoricfueledbyTrumpDerangementSyndrome,”HouseMajorityWhipTomEmmer,R-Minn.,toldFoxNewsDigital.
BeforetheformalcensurecouldbereadouttoGreen,however,DemocratsupendedHousefloorproceedingsbygatheringwiththeTexasDemocratandsinging“Weshallovercome.”SpeakerMikeJohnson,R-La.,wasforcedtocalltheHouseintoarec
