Updated Mar 5, 2025 - Politics & Policy

In photos: Democrats protest Trump's speech

Rebecca Falconer

Rep. Melanie Stansbury (D-N.M.) holds a sign in protest as President Trump arrives during a joint session of Congress in the House Chamber. — Rep. Melanie Stansbury (D-N.M.) holds a sign in protest as President Trump arrives during a joint session of Congress in the House chamber. Photo: Win McNamee/Getty Images/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Democrats protested President Trump throughout his presidential address to Congress in a variety of ways on Tuesday night.

The big picture: Democratic Women's Caucus members wore pink, other Democrats held up signs targeting Elon Musk for the DOGE-driven federal mass firings and Rep. Al Green (D-Texas) was escorted out of the House chamber for heckling Trump just minutes into the speech.

Rep. Nydia Velázquez (D-N.Y.) holds a "Musk Steals" protest sign with fellow Democrats as President Trump speaks during an address to a joint session of Congress at the US Capitol on March 4. — Rep. Nydia Velázquez (D-N.Y.) holds a "Musk Steals" protest sign with fellow Democrats as President Trump speaks during an address to a joint session of Congress at the U.S. Capitol on March 4. Photo: Win McNamee/Pool/AFP via Getty Images

Democrats hold protest signs as U.S. President Donald Trump address a joint session of Congress at the U.S. Capitol on March 04, 2025 in Washington, DC. — Democrats hold protest signs as Trump addresses a joint session of Congress at the U.S. Capitol on March 4. Photo: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images

House Democrats hold signs in protest during a joint session of Congress in the House Chamber of the US Capitol in Washington, DC, US, on Tuesday, March 4, 2025. Donald Trump's primetime address Tuesday night from Capitol Hill. — House Democrats hold signs in protest during a joint session of Congress on March 4. Photo: Al Drago/Bloomberg via Getty Images

House Democrats wear pink in protest during a joint session of Congress in the House Chamber of the US Capitol in Washington, DC, US, on Tuesday, March 4, 2025. — House Democrats wearing pink protest Trump's address to Congress on March 4. Photo: Al Drago/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Nancy Pelosi, Democrat from California, gathers with other female members wearing pink ahead of US President Donald Trump's address to a joint session of Congress in the House Chamber of the US Capitol in Washington, DC, on March 4, 2025. — House Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi gathers with other women Congress members wearing pink ahead of Trump's address on March 4. Photo: Jim Watson/AFP via Getty Images

Female Democratic members of Congress wearing pink to protest the Trump administration's policies pose for a photo ahead of US President Donald Trump's address to a joint session of Congress in the House Chamber of the US Capitol in Washington, DC, on March 4, 2025 — Female Democratic members of Congress wearing pink to protest the Trump administration's policies ahead of Trump's address to a joint session of Congress on March 4. Photo: Jim Watson/AFP via Getty Images

epresentative Jill Tokuda (D-HI) wears a pink jacket with words from the US Constitution to protest the Trump administration's policies, prior to US President Donald Trump's address to a joint session of Congress at the US Capitol in Washington, DC, on March 4, 2025. — A closeup of Rep. Jill Tokuda's (D-Hawai'i) protest message on her jacket that features words from the U.S. Constitution ahead of Trump's address. Photo: Win McNamee/Pool/AFP via Getty Images

A screenshot of a photo tweet by Rep. Judy Chu showing the congresswoman and other Democrats dressed in pink, saying in part: "I'm wearing pink tonight w/ @RepTeresaLF & @DemWomenCaucus at Trump's Address to Congress. Pink is a color of protest & power." — Screenshot: California Rep. Judy Chu/X

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Editor's note: This article has been updated with more photos and details of Democrats' protests.

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