President Barack Obama shames heckler during LGBT speech: 'You're in my house'
"I'm just fine with a few hecklers - but not when I'm up in the house.'
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President Obama does not appreciate being interrupted in his own house - especially by guests eating his food and drinking his booze.
This was what one audience member discovered after they were publicly shamed by the President for heckling him as he spoke at a White House event marking LGBT Pride Month.
Obama was addressing guests in the East Room when a voice in the audience shouted "President Obama!".
Obama, a seasoned speech-giver who has dealt with more than his fair share of hecklers during his time in office, patiently replied: "Hold on, I was speaking."
Undeterred, the heckler continued to interrupt, forcing Obama to take a tougher approach. "Ok, you know what? No, no no, no, no, no. Listen you're in my house ... it's not respectful."
The heckler, who was protesting against US policies on immigration, continued to be disruptive, leading to their swift removal from the East Room.
"As a general rule I am just fine with a few hecklers," he said after. "But not when I'm up in the house."
Obama added that any guests who come into his home "eating the hors d'oeuvres and drinking the booze”, will always be expected to behave respectfully.
"Anyway", he continued smoothly, "where was I?"
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