Hickling a president during a speech isn't new. What was unprecedented Tuesday night as President Trump addressed the nation in a joint session of Congress was a lawmaker being escorted out for such heckling.

We won the popular vote by big numbers and won counties in our country.

Texas Democratic Representative Al Green stood up after Trump said voters gave them a mandate

when they elected him last fall.

Green waved his cane as he yelled at the president.

You don't have a mandate to cut Medicaid.

House Speaker Mike Johnson gave warnings.

Members are directed to uphold and maintain the quorum in the

House and to cease any further disruptions. And when that didn't work, Green was removed from the House

chamber. The chair now directs the sergeant in arms to restore order.

Remove this gentleman from the chamber.

This was one of several ways Democrats protested the president's speech last night.

They also held signs throughout the speech with phrases like,

That's a Lie or Musk steals.

Many wore pink to try to make a statement.

Some walked out during the speech.

Others skipped the event altogether. This has been some Democrats' approach to Trump's first

six weeks in office, as he's aimed to slash the federal workforce, tested the separation of

powers, and reshaped the global order. Democrats don't control any of the levers of power, so they protest.

But we also saw a different approach Tuesday night.

My dad was a lifelong Republican by mom, a lifelong Democrat.

But it was never a big deal because we had shared values that were bigger than any one party.

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