Impeach the President: Rep. Al Green Denounces Trump's Racist Obama Video & Attacks on Black History

Congressman Al Green announced his intent to bring new articles of impeachment against President Trump, citing the President's refusal to apologize for posting a racist video depicting Barack and Michelle Obama as apes. Green argues this incident is part of a broader pattern of the President infusing racism into policy, which he believes warrants impeachment.

Rep. Green states, 'I'm going to bring another set of articles of impeachment against you for your racist attitude that you exhibit against people of color in this country.' He links this to the President's refusal to apologize for the Obama video.

The Trump administration is accused of systematic efforts to erase Black history, coinciding with the 100th anniversary of Black History Month. This includes actions like dismantling a slavery exhibit at the National Park Service in Philadelphia, removing 'racist' references from the Medgar and Myrlie Evers home monument, restoring Confederate names to military bases, cutting funding to the Whitney Plantation, and purging non-white figures from federal websites. Additionally, the administration is said to have targeted Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) initiatives, blaming them for unrelated incidents.

The host details specific actions: 'dismantled a slavery exhibit that highlighted President George Washington's treatment of his enslaved workers,' 'references to Megar Evers killer as racist have been removed,' 'returned Confederate names to US military bases,' 'cut federal funding to the Whitney Plantation,' and 'purged the names of thousands of non-white figures in American history from federal websites.' Rep. Green adds, 'He goes to extreme measure to eliminate DEI... DEI is no longer allowed as a means of simply having people in the room so that they may be examined for purposes of possibly getting a job.'

Congressman Al Green describes how his congressional district in Texas was redrawn in an 'unprecedented midcycle, racist redistricting' effort. He alleges that President Trump directly ordered Governor Greg Abbott to eliminate five districts, specifically targeting Green's district (the Ninth Congressional District) because of his leading role in bringing articles of impeachment against the President. The redrawing combined parts of his district with another, making it less favorable for a Democrat to win.

Rep. Green states, 'My district was redrawn... the ninth congressional district were combined... it's the president who sent orders to the governor telling the governor, 'Governor, get rid of five district. Make sure that Al Green's district was one of them.'' He adds, 'They're going to do everything that they can to get me out of Congress because I'm the guy who has brought the articles of impeachment.'

Congressman Green expresses significant concern over the FAA's unexplained 10-day halt of all flights to and from El Paso International Airport, citing 'special security reasons' without further detail. He emphasizes the public's right to transparency, especially given the severity of the action (unseen since 9/11), and warns that a lack of facts leads to harmful speculation. He compares the administration's behavior to that of a dictatorship.

Rep. Green states, 'There has not been a serious indication as to why this is being done... transparency is a necessity. Where you have few facts, you're going to have a lot of speculation.' He later adds, 'That's the way a dictatorship behaves. You in a dictatorship, you get little knowledge of why things are being done.'