epa12775022 US Democratic Representative from Texas Al Green holds a sign that says 'Black People Aren?t Apes!' prior to US President Donald Trump?s State of the Union address before a joint session of Congress in the House of Representatives chamber of the US Capitol in Washington, DC, USA, 24 February 2026. EPA/JIM LO SCALZO As Trump entered the House chamber, Green, a Texas Democrat, unfurled a white sign that read: "Black people aren't apes." This is a reference to a social media video posted earlier this month by Trump that included a clip depicting former President Barack Obama and former first lady Michelle Obama as apes. The White House eventually took down the video and Trump said a staffer posted the video.
Green was the lawmaker who shouted at Trump during his address to Congress last year.
(Reporting by Bo Erickson and Richard Cowan; editing by Scott Malone)