“Members are engaging in willful and continuing breach of decorum, and the chair is prepared to direct the sergeant at arms to restore order to the joint session,” he added.
“Mr. Green, take your seat,” Johnson said. “Take your seat sir.”
When Green refused to be quiet and sit down, Johnson ordered the sergeant at arms to remove Green from the chamber. Republicans started singing “Hey, hey, hey, goodbye” to Green.
The Democratic lawmaker was unrepentant when questioned about his behavior after being led out of the chamber.
“It’s worth it to let people know that there are some people who are going to stand up” to Trump, Green said.
House Republicans are expected to swiftly introduce a resolution to censure Rep. Al Green (D-TX) following his disruptive outburst during President Trump’s address, The Hill added.
Prior to the speech, the House Freedom Caucus board had already warned that any Democratic lawmaker who disrupted the president’s remarks could face censure.
“The President’s address to tonight’s joint session of Congress is a constitutional obligation — not a sideshow for Democrats to use noisemakers, make threats, throw things or otherwise disrupt. Our colleagues are on notice that the heckler’s veto will not be tolerated,” the group wrote. “You will be censured. We expect the Sergeant at Arms and Capitol Police to take appropriate action against any Members of Congress or other persons violating House rules.”
Johnson, in a post-speech interview with Fox News host Sean Hannity, also predicted that a censure vote would be forthcoming.