Green sparked national interest when he abruptly left in the middle of Trump's State of the Union address on March 4, rising and responding to Trump's claims that he had a mandate to pursue his legislative agenda by shouting, "You have no mandate." House Speaker Mike Johnson cut Green off and ordered him removed from the chamber.

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries and his leadership team believed they had successfully convinced one of their famously rogue members — Rep. Shri Thanedar — not to force the party into an untimely vote on impeaching President Donald Trump.