Tensions flared in the House on Thursday as lawmakers voted to censure Rep. Al Green (D-Texas) for his disruptive protest during President Trump’s address to Congress, prompting a dramatic scene on the House floor — and demands from Republicans for further retribution.

The vote on the resolution to censure Green — which was adopted in a bipartisan fashion — featured singing, yelling and warnings that more punishment efforts may be on the horizon.

After the chamber approved the resolution in a 224-198-2 vote, Green presented himself in the well of the House so Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) could read the censure measure aloud, the customary sequence of events for the formal congressional rebuke.

As Johnson began reading the resolution, Green, surrounded by other Democratic lawmakers from the Congressional Black Caucus and beyond, started singing “We Shall Overcome,” sending the chamber into disarray.

Johnson called for order twice, but the group continued singing. Someone yelled, “kick ‘em out.” Once Johnson gaveled into recess, Democrats and Republicans started sparring.

“You’re next,” one Democratic lawmaker yelled out.

At one moment, Reps. Dan Meuser (R-Pa.) and Ayanna Pressley (D-Mass.) were engaged in a tense back-and-forth.

“Al was wrong,” Meuser said, prompting Pressley to........

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