'Understood the assignment': Support for Al Green pours in after Trump speech disruption

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Source: alternet


Eloise Goldsmith, Common Dreams March 05, 2025

The New York Times reported that Green's act was a show of protest not only against Trump, but also congressional Democratic Party leaders who had asked Democrats to attend the speech but not disrupt it.

During the address, other Democrats sat through the speech and raised signs with messages such as "Save Medicaid" and "Musk Steals." According to Reuters, Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-Texas) and others turned their backs as Trump spoke, revealing messages on the backs of their shirts like "No Kings live here," before exiting.

While threats to Medicaid were the central focus of Green's protests, Republicans' targeting of the program did not feature in Trump's speech—during which he boasted about gutting climate initiatives, ending the "tyranny of so-called diversity, equity and inclusion policies," and peddled the falsehood that Social Security benefits are being paid out out on a large scale to people who have been dead for years.


Last week, House Republicans were able to pass a budget resolution that tees up passing trillions of dollars in tax cuts, a move that will almost certainly be paid for by slashing social programs like Medicaid and nutrition assistance.

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I applaud Rep Al Green.

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[CrispyQ]

1. He was the evening's hero!

Too bad the rest didn't follow.

[ananda]

2. I've always liked him. I would have voted for him in Houston...

if I could have, but he wasn't in my district.

However, I did get to vote for Barbara Jordan in my first election.

[murielm99]

3. That is something to remember about your first election.

I admired Barbara Jordan from the minute I saw and heard her. I am sorry she died so young. I wanted her to be our first black female President.

[ananda]

14. I know. She was such a great public speaker too.

She and Molly Ivins are two people I really miss these days.

[republianmushroom]

4. One had the courage, thank you Rep. Green.

[SunSeeker]

5. Good!

[samnsara]

6. now THATS the way to do it!!!

[lastlib]

7. I STAND WITH AL GREEN!

He is a force against the Fascism of Crime Minister Krasnov and his master Putin.

[orangecrush]

8. K&R

[Bayard]

9. Make good trouble!

More of this please!

[SheltieLover]

11. Kick

[seta1950]

12. In fact

All democrats, should of joined him, that’s what I think

[ihaveaquestion]

13. They need to be disruptive, unapologetic, and unified!

I think Al Green had a good idea. They could all have walked out when he was expelled and done so as slowly as possible!

OR ... everyone makes a scene one at a time and be expelled one at a time and if Johnson gives up expelling them, keep making a scene until they just give up on the speech altogether.

Make them crazy!