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Al Green's curt response to Trump's dig after election loss to Christian Menefee; ‘Have enough time…’
Al Green fired back after losing his Texas seat to Christian Menefee, vowing to keep criticizing Trump following the president’s mocking remarks.
US House Representative Al Green, a Democrat, lost his seat in Texas' ninth district to Republican candidate Christian Menefee on Tuesday. Trump, who has faced vehement criticism from Green, reacted to the latter's election loss with a dig at the 78-year-old Rep.
Trump called Al Green the "most mentally deficient Congressmen in the history of our Country" and claimed that he will "miss that lunatic not screaming and violently waving his cane at me during my next State of the Union Speech.”
But Al Green did not take the POTUS' remarks lightly. He issued a response via his office in which he vowed to continue to criticize Trump in the time he has left in Congress. Green shared the update via his social media handles.
What Al Green Said To Trump
"Sorry to disappoint you, Mr. President, but you will hear from me again," Al Green said, according to the press statement released by his press secretary, Teque’lia Lewis. "I have more than enough time left in Congress to continue calling out your corruption. Sincerely, your unbought, unbossed, unafraid, unelected, liberated democrat."
Green, notably, disrupted Trump's State of the Union address, protesting his AI-generated video that depicted President Barack Obama and ex-First Lady Michelle Obama as apes. Green held a placard at the address, which read: “Black people are not apes.”
He was escorted out of the address following the disruptions in Trump's two-and-a-half-hour address.
Rep. Al Green Loss To Christian Menefee
Christian Menefee defeated Al Green in a landslide victory from Texas's night district, securing nearly 70% of the votes as opposed to the old guard Democrat's less than 30%. The victory came as a shock to many, given than Green has been elected 11 times from Texas's ninth district, serving in Congress for over 11 years.
But analysts have pointed out the GOP had been up in arms for a while to unseat the 78-year-old. The recent gerrymandering in Texas redrew the map of the district, which resulted in two Democrat Reps ending up in the same district.
Additionally, Al Green was not the only Democrat casualty in Texas due to the GOP gerrymandering. Incumbent House Rep. Julie Johnson from the 32nd district contested from the 33rd district after the latter's map was redrawn. She lost to the GOP's Colin Allred there.
Rep. Marc Veasey, incumbent from the 33rd district, opted out of a reelection bid after the map of the district was redrawn.
