The leadership of the ultraconservative House Freedom Caucus is warning Democrats against interrupting President Trump’s address to Congress, suggesting that Democratic lawmakers should be dragged out of the chamber or otherwise punished if they heckle him.

The right-wing House Freedom Caucus on Tuesday issued a threat to try to censure any Democratic lawmakers or guests who disrupt President Trump's speech to Congress. Why it matters: The declaration is in response to Axios' reporting that some Democrats have considered bringing noisemakers or walking out of the speech to display their opposition to the Republican president.

The House Freedom Caucus warned Tuesday they will move to censure any Democrats who disrupt or protest Trump's speech tonight. "We expect the Sergeant at Arms and Capitol Police to take appropriate action against any Members of Congress or other persons violating House rule,