Democrats Berated After Lawmakers Censure Fellow Democrat Al Green for Interrupting Trump's Speech: 'This Party is So Pathetic'

The Democratic Party is facing backlash from its own base after 10 House Democrats joined Republicans in voting to censure Rep. Al Green (D-TX) for interrupting President Donald Trump's recent address to Congress.

Green, a vocal critic of Trump, shouted at the president during his speech on Tuesday, challenging his claim of having a mandate and condemning potential cuts to Medicaid. Green ignored demands for order from House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) and was ultimately escorted out of the chamber. Thursday the House voted 224-198 to censure Green for the protest.

Green is just the 28th representative to receive the weighty rebuke, although there are no associated consequences to censure beyond publicly-stated disapproval. Still, the vote has sparked outrage among left-leaning voters, many of whom took to social media to express their frustration with members of their own party.

Many accused House Democrats of undermining their own opposition to Trump by punishing Green for his protest.

"Screw the Democrats who voted to censure Al Green! Every last one of these 10 lawmakers are staining the Democrats in the House!" one user fumed. Another posted, "Man, f*** those people. This party is so pathetic."

The anger highlights a growing divide within the struggling Democratic Party, as some members push for more aggressive resistance to Trump while others advocate for a more measured approach.

"Both parties must hold themselves to the same standards we expect from the other side," Rep. Tom Suozzi (D-NY), who voted for censure, argued.

"I remember sitting here, and there was an entire heckling session on the Republican side, and we didn't call for all of those members to be removed," Rep. Jim McGovern (D-MA) said, recalling a congressional address from former President Joe Biden and condemning what he described as "selective outrage" against Green.

With party unity in question and calls for primary challenges against the 10 Democrats who sided with Republicans, the censure vote has exposed divides in how the party plans to confront Trump's presidency moving forward.