Several House Democrats disapproved the confusion of his fellow Rep. Al Green (D-Texas) during a joint speech to President Trump's Congress on Tuesday.
Rep. George Latimer (DN.Y.), Talk to Axiossaid he felt the confusion from Greene and other Democrats was “inappropriate.”
“When my president, your president, your president, you president, we don't interrupt, we don't pull those stunts,” he told the outlet.
Rep. Jared Golden (D-Maine) said he never “doesn't take that approach” himself and did not tolerate protests.
Rep. Tom Suzzi (DN.Y.) also told Axios that he thought the explosion from his colleague was a “big mistake.”
“I'm the old school traditional type of guy. I think we should treat the president with respect,” he said. “So I think it was inappropriate.”
The response comes after Greene hit Trump in his speech on Tuesday, and after the president suggested that the results of the 2024 election were “orders” from the American people. The Texas Democrats pushed back the concept and led speaker Mike Johnson (r-la.) to instruct the sergeant to “restore order” by removing greenery from the chamber.
He later told reporters that Trump was protesting because he “has no authority to cut Medicaid.”
The lawmaker added that his members are worried about the administration's drastic cuts to the health system.
Green wasn't the only member protesting at the address. Some were wearing color-adjusted clothing, others had signs, others came out of the chamber at the address.
Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) said he found the Democratic protest sad.
“Self-owned sad cavalry and indifferent Petturance. It just makes Trump seem more presidential and restrained,” Fetterman said. I wrote it On social platform X, “We are becoming a critical car alarm that no one pays attention to. That may not be a victory message.”
Democrats weren't excited by Green's protest, but others have taken it a step further, suggesting they are unhappy with the party's overall message.
Golden told Axios “If anyone thinks it's an effective strategy, you're probably in the echo chamber.”
“My view is that the average American thought optics were pretty bad,” he said.
Another House Democrat told the outlet that “came a strategy is a compliment,” pointing to images of the Democrats taking photos of signs they were supported.
The leader was trying to minimize the confusion. Former speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif) warned her colleagues not to protest to keep her eye on herself and instead focusing on Trump's rhetoric.
House minority leader Hakeem Jeffries (DN.Y.) praised the majority of Democrats on Wednesday in his address, but stopped mentioning the protest.
