The Republican-controlled U.S. House of Representatives will vote on Thursday to potentially censure Democrat Al Green, who was kicked out President Donald Trump'sspeech on Tuesday after standing and shouting.

The House has voted to censure Texas Democratic Rep. Al Green for his repeated interruptions of President Donald Trump ’s speech to a joint session of Congress on Tuesday night. At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ground. Your donation allows us to keep sending journalists to speak to both sides of the story.

You don’t have a mandate,” yelled Democratic Rep. Al Green of Texas, who stood up holding out his cane and pointed it at the president, after Trump recounted his election win. Republicans stood and chanted “USA” to drown him out.

Congressman Al Green, a Texas Democrat, was escorted out of Trump’s joint address. He is a critic of the president, led the call for his impeachment.

Who is Rep. Al Green? And why was the Texas Democrat kicked out of Donald Trump's address to Congress? What to know about the longtime representative.

Moments after Trump began speaking, Texas Rep. Al Green rose and interrupted the president until he was ejected from the chamber. Other members held signs blasting Trump and his policies. Repeatedly they met Trump’s partisan provocations with chants and jeers.