Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-Colo.) condemned Rep. Al Green’s (D-Texas) decision to interrupt President Trump’s address to Congress on Tuesday while raising what she described as a “pimp cane.”
“Al Green was given multiple opportunities to stand down, to sit down, to behave, to show decorum. And he did not,” the Colorado lawmaker said during a Friday appearance on Real America’s Voice.
“For him to go and shake his pimp cane at President Trump was absolutely abhorrent,” she added.
Green stood up to protest cuts to Medicaid during Tuesday’s joint session which resulted in his removal from the House chamber. Lawmakers voted to censure the Texas lawmaker on Thursday with the support of 10 Democrats following the outburst.
Despite some party members veering away from supporting Green’s remarks, the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) publicly backed Green’s stance.
“Congressman Al Green’s decision to protest President Trump’s words during the Joint Address on Tuesday was one of conscience, and he maintains the full support of our Caucus,” CBC Chair Rep. Yvette Clarke (D-N.Y.) said in a statement.
“Americans around the country are showing up to town halls to express their outrage over Republicans’ complete disregard for the needs of the American people and Congressman Green gave voice to their concerns,” Clarke continued.
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) has also said he would ensure Democrats were not removed from committee assignments after Rep. Andy Ogles (R-Tenn.) vowed to undertake the effort against those who sang “We Shall Overcome” on the House floor following Green’s censure.
Boebert, who condemned Green’s behavior, notably disrupted President Biden’s address to Congress in 2022 alongside Georgia Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R).
The Hill reached out to Green’s office and the CBC for comment.
