The House voted Thursday to censure Rep. Al Green (D-Texas) for his protest during President Trump’s address to Congress this week — a disruptive display that prompted his removal from the House chamber.

The House adopted the measure in a largely party-line 224-198-2 vote, making Green the 28th member of the House to receive the congressional rebuke. The censure resolution dubbed Green’s display “a breach of proper conduct.”

Ten Democrats voted with Republicans in favor of the censure. Green voted "present."

The censure vote made for a stunning scene on the House floor. When Green presented himself in the well of the House for a reading of the censure resolution — as is customary for such a rebuke — the Texas congressman, surrounded by other Democrats, began singing “We Shall Overcome.” Republicans called for order in the chamber.

After the official censure, Republican and Democratic lawmakers began shouting at one another — a symbol of the partisan politics on Capitol Hill.

“You’re next,” one Democrat exclaimed. At one point, Rep. Dan Meuser (R-Pa.) told Rep. Ayanna Pressley (D-Mass.), “Al was wrong,” prompting her to respond,........

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