Green’s outburst was part of a larger pattern of Democratic protests, with some lawmakers engaging in both silent and vocal demonstrations against Trump’s speech. Democrats also faced criticism for refusing to stand and applaud when Trump honored a 13-year-old boy who survived brain cancer by naming him an honorary Secret Service agent.

Republicans expressed outrage at Green's "breach of decorum" while continuing to make excuses for the president's role in a violent mob assault on the Capitol.