Texas Rep. Al Green Unrepentant As He Faces Censure Vote In House For Disrupting Trump Speech

The House is expected to vote on censuring an unrepentant Rep. Al Green , D-Texas, on Thursday for his outburst during President Donald Trump's address to Congress.

House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., had Green removed from the chamber during the early moments of Trump's speech Tuesday night. The Houston lawmaker stood and shouted at Trump after the president said the Nov. 5 election had delivered a mandate not seen for many decades.

"You have no mandate," Green said, refusing an order from Johnson to "take your seat, sir!"

Republicans moved swiftly to rebuke Green with a censure resolution that officially registers the House's deep disapproval of a member's conduct. Once it's approved by majority vote, the member is asked to stand in the well of the House while the speaker or presiding officer reads the resolution.

Rep. Dan Newhouse, R-Wash., and the resolution's sponsor, called it a "necessary, but difficult step."