Congressman Al Green was removed from Donald Trump’s joint address of Congress after heckling the president that he ‘has no mandate’.

Before US president Donald Trump embarked on his record-breakingly long speech, Vice President JD Vance and Speaker of the House Mike Johnson had a little outfit check and joke, however, the drama really kicked off when the 47th president ended up getting heckled by lawmaker Al Green.

Trump began his speech by stating ‘America is back’, reflecting on his electoral win six weeks prior when he stood underneath the Capitol’s dome and ‘proclaimed the dawn of the golden age of America’.

Al Green interrupted Trump’s speech (WIN MCNAMEE/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)

Trump continued by boasting of ‘accomplishing more in 43 days than most administrations accomplish in four years or eight years’ given its ‘swift and unrelenting action to usher in the greatest and most successful era in the history of our country’

“I return to this chamber tonight to report that America’s momentum is back. Our spirit is back. Our pride is back. Our confidence is back. And the American dream is surging – bigger and better than ever before,” he continued.

“The American dream is unstoppable, and our country is on the verge of a comeback the likes of which the world has never witnessed, and perhaps will never witness again. Never been anything like it.”

While some of the chamber’s crowd chanted ‘USA’ in response to Trump’s opening of the speech, not long after while the president delved into reflecting on his ‘astonishing record’ winning the vote, Democrat Green stood up, pointed his cane and shouted: “You have no mandate to cut Medicaid.”

Green’s comment follows Trump revoking predecessor Joe Biden’s Executive Order 14009 within days of being sworn in as the 47th president of the US.

Biden’s order sought to protect and strengthen Medicaid and the Affordable Care Act (ACA) to ensure everyone in the US had access to affordable and high-quality healthcare.

Upon hearing Green’s interruption, House Speaker Mike Johnson then jumped in, stating: “Members are directed to uphold and maintain decorum in the house, and to cease any further disruptions. That’s your warning. Members are engaging in willful and continuing breach of decorum, and the chair is prepared to direct the sergeant-at-arms to restore order to the joint session.”

Johnson ordered Green to take his seat, however, when the Democrat didn’t comply – ‘finding that members continue to engage in wilful and concerted disruption of proper decorum’ – Johnson directed the ‘sergeant-at-arms to restore order’ by ‘removing’ Green ‘from the chamber’

Johnson emphasized: “Members are directed to uphold and maintain decorum in the house. Mr. President, you continue.”

Trump thanked Johnson before continuing with his speech – for a record-breaking total of almost 100 minutes.

While Johnson reflected the ‘spectacle’ of Green’s interruption was ‘not necessary’ and argued he ‘made history in a terrible way,’ Green argued he was ‘following the wishes of conscience’.

Al Green was removed from Congress (Win McNamee/Getty Images)

After being escorted out of the chamber, he told reporters: “I’ll accept the punishment. But it’s worth it to let people know that there’s some of us who are going to stand up to against this president’s desire to cut Medicaid, Medicare and Social Security.”

Green resolved to ABC News: “There are times when it’s better to stand alone than not stand at all.”

American investor and philanthropist Warren Buffett has spoken out ahead of Donald Trump’s tarriffs coming into effect.

At midnight tonight (March 4), Donald Trump‘s 25 percent tariffs on goods imported from Canada and Mexico and 20 percent on China are set to be imposed.

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has hit out at the order, imploring the US to reconsider alongside the country issuing its own counter-tariffs too.

And Chairman and CEO of multi-industry holding company Berkshire Hathaway, Warren Buffett, has since weighed in on how the tariffs could impact the economy.

Despite pausing the introduction of the tariffs for 30 days, the US is set to move forward with ‘imposing 25 percent tariffs on Canadian exports and 10 percent tariffs on Canadian energy’ as part of its ‘bold action to hold Mexico, Canada, and China accountable to their promises of halting illegal immigration and stopping poisonous fentanyl and other drugs from flowing into [the] country’.

During an appearance on CBS Sunday Morning with Senior Correspondent Norah O’Donnell, Buffett reflected on the ‘state of the economy’, noting he believes it’s ‘the most interesting subject in the world’.

Despite Buffett saying he ‘won’t talk’ or ‘can’t talk about it now’, when questioned how he thinks ‘tariffs will affect the economy’ Buffett reflected the US has ‘actually’ ‘had a lot of experience with them’ and he considers them ‘an act of war to some degree’.

And how could the tariffs impact inflation?

Donald Trump is set to go ahead with imposing tariffs on Canada (ROBERTO SCHMIDT/AFP via Getty Images)

Well, Canadian President Trudeau released a statement earlier today (March 4) vowing Canada will ‘not let this unjustified decision go unanswered’ and should the tariffs ‘come into effect tonight’, the country will be responding with its own ’25 percent tariffs against $155 billion of American goods’ ‘effective 11.01am EST tomorrow’.

The tariffs being imposed by Canada on the US will begin with ‘tariffs on $30 billion worth of goods immediately, and tariffs on the remaining $125 billion on American products in 21 days’ time,’ Trudeau warned.

And the tariffs will ‘remain in place’ until ‘the US trade action is withdrawn’.

Buffett continued: “Over time they’re a tax on goods. […] The Tooth Fairy doesn’t pay them. And see you always have to just… And then what?

“You always have to ask that question in economics – ‘And then what?'”

Warren Buffett has weighed in on the tariffs (CBS Sunday Morning)

He added: “Technology changes, all kinds of things, but Washington is Washington and the problem with politics is that you tend to have to make tiny compromises as you go along.”

O’Donnell then questioned Buffett’s thoughts on Elon Musk cutting costs as part of him working with Trump’s Department of Government Efficiency.

Buffett noted he ‘better not get into all that’.

Well, enough said I guess.

As harsh tariffs on Mexico and Canada come into effect today (March 4), a new report claims President Donald Trump’s could plunge the country into recession.

America hasn’t been in recession since 2020, although that was a relatively short one. But now the 78-year-old’s decision to follow through on high tariffs on trade coming from Mexico, Canada and China means US markets have crashed.

The countries two neighbors have been hit with 25 percent tax on all imports into the US, coming into effect today, while China’s initial 10 percent tariff has been doubled by the Republican’s administration due to China retaliating with its own high tariffs.

Now, the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta’s GDPNow model anticipates that GDP growth for the first quarter of 2025 will fall by -2.8 percent – which is down from +3.9 percent just four weeks ago.

A country is deemed as being in recession when they enter two consecutive quarters of decline.

As the tariffs were introduced, global stock markets crashed, with S&P 500, Dow Jones and Nasdaq all falling sharply.

It’s on the back of an executive order signed by Trump on one of his first days back in charge of the country.

President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping (Qilai Shen/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

The Republican claims Canada, Mexico and China pose an ‘extraordinary threat’ due to the number of ‘illegal aliens and drugs’ smuggled into the States, and even constitutes it as a ‘national emergency’.

In regards to China specifically, the White House added: “In response to China’s intellectual property theft, forced technology transfer, and other unreasonable behavior, President Trump acted with conviction to impose tariffs on imports from China, using that leverage to reach a historic bilateral economic agreement.”

It all stems from a talk he gave to the House GOP (Grand Old Party, otherwise known as the Republican Party) retreat in Florida, toward the end of last month.

The high tariffs on Mexico, China and Canada come after Trump signed an executive order in January (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

There he vowed to end federal income taxes, in favor of taxing foreign countries through tariffs – which he has done so far with China, and as of today (March 4) Canada and Mexico’s shipped goods too.

With all this being said, it’s important to detail why developed countries adopted federal income taxes.

Tariffs are taxes imposed on foreign goods, meaning many of these goods will cost more to sell in the US – so ultimately, the consumer will pay.