US Lawmaker Confronts Trump Over Controversial Obama Video
February 25, 2026
2:21 pm
A US Democratic lawmaker confronted US President Donald Trump during the State of the Union address over a video shared on the social media account of the Republican leader earlier this month showing former US President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama as apes.
Democratic US Congressman Al Green confronted Trump after he entered the chamber where the US Congress was gathered for the address.
Green is a US representative from the state of Texas and has been a member of Congress since 2005. The congressman carried a sign with him that read: βBlack people arenβt apes.β
The video …
