Democrat Al Green removed from House after interrupting, heckling Trump

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

61% : Trump cited his win in all seven swing states along with his popular vote win, the first for a Republican presidential candidate since 2004, as contributing to his "mandate.
58% : After Green was escorted out, Johnson told Trump he could continue.
47% : Ahead of Trump's speech, eyes were on whether any Democrats would heckle or interrupt Trump during his address, as some Republicans did to then-President Biden for his addresses to Congress.
43% : Rep. Al Green (D-Texas) was removed from the House chamber where President Trump was giving his address to a joint session of Congress after the congressman heckled the president early in his speech.
31% : " Critics of Trump have argued that he did not receive a mandate in the election, as he still fell short of winning a majority of the vote and only won the popular vote by about 1.6 points.
28% : "Take your seat, sir." Green also said to Trump "you have no mandate to cut Medicaid.
27% : Green responded to Trump's declaration that his 2024 electoral victory was a "mandate like has not been seen in many decades" by asserting that Trump did not have a mandate.
27% : Trump sought to continue with his address without answering Green, but the Democratic congressman did not sit down.
27% : The ultra-conservative House Freedom Caucus warned in advance of the speech that the House would move to censure any Democrats who heckled Trump.
19% : Green has been a particularly sharp critic of Trump, filing articles of impeachment against him on multiple occasions, including last month.

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