Matt Margolis of PJMedia.com reports one defiant congressional Democrat’s unwillingness to recognize decorum during a presidential speech.
If you watched Trump’s speech to a joint session of Congress Tuesday evening, you know that Democrats behaved like children, and Rep. Al Green (D-Texas) was so disruptive that House Speaker Mike Johnson had him forcibly removed from the chamber.
Speaking to reporters after the incident, Green doubled down on his disruptive behavior and, of course, defended his childish actions.
“The president said he had a mandate, and I was making it clear to the president that he has no mandate to cut Medicaid,” Green said. “I have people who are very fearful. These are poor people, and they have only Medicaid in their lives when it comes to their health care. And I want him to know that his budget calls for deep cuts in Medicaid.”
This, of course, is not true. But Green couldn’t care less. He also called for raising the cap on Social Security and warned that Medicare could be at risk.
“He needs to save Medicaid, protect it. We need to raise the cap on Social Security,” he said. …
… When asked whether yelling during Trump’s speech was the best way to make his point, Green adamantly insisted that it was. “It is the best way to get it across to a person who uses his incivility,” he claimed, seemingly oblivious to the irony. “Who uses his incivility against our civility. He is a person who has consistently… used incivility against civility.” …
… The Texas congressman also said his protest was part of a broader opposition to Trump. “I have other things I’m protesting, and I’m also working on my articles of impeachment,” he stated. “This president is unfit. He should not hold the office. Thirty-four felony convictions, two times impeached.”
Despite his removal from the chamber, Green remained defiant.
