US President Joe Biden on Thursday (September 28) asked a heckler to "shush up" when he tried disrupting his speech at an event in Tempe, Arizona. Biden was delivering a speech announcing funding for the McCain National Library.

Footage shot at the event shows the heckler interrupting Biden about five minutes into his speech at the Tempe Center for the Arts.

“Hang on a second, " Biden says, “I’ll be happy to meet with you after I speak, okay?”

However, the heckler continued. He shouted “Why have you yet to declare a climate emergency?”

"I'll tell you what," said Biden "If you'll shush up I'll meet you immediately after this, okay?"

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Biden's speech marked the first time in recent past he lashed out at former US president Donald Trump by taking his name.

Calling Trump "extremist", Biden said that if the former president returned to power, he was likely to subvert the country's constitution.

"We should all remember: democracies don't have to die at the end of a rifle," Biden said. "They can die when people are silent, when they fail to stand up, or condemn threats to democracy."&nbsp;

Biden targetting Trump by name is being viewed as taking off of glows between the two men who are likely to face-off against each other in 2024 US Presidential Election if Trump wins the Republican nomination. He is currently leading against Republican hopefuls and is considered most likely to win the Republican nomination.

"Trump says the constitution gave him 'the right to do what he wants'," said Biden in Arizona, referring to statements by Trump about how he saw his powers in office. &nbsp;

"I've never even heard a president say that in jest -- not guided by the constitution or by common service and decency towards our fellow Americans, but by vengeance and vindictiveness."&nbsp;

In his speech, Biden issued a dark warning and said that there was "something dangerous happening in America". He also said that the Republican Party was "driven and intimidated" by Trump's MAGA (Make America Great Again) fringe.&nbsp;

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US President Joe Biden on Thursday (September 28) asked a heckler to "shush up" when he tried disrupting his speech at an event in Tempe, Arizona. Biden was delivering a speech announcing funding for the McCain National Library.

US President Joe Biden on Thursday (September 28) asked a heckler to "shush up" when he tried disrupting his speech at an event in Tempe, Arizona. Biden was delivering a speech announcing funding for the McCain National Library. Footage shot at the event shows the heckler interrupting Biden about five minutes into his speech at the Tempe Center for the Arts. “Hang on a second, " Biden says, “I’ll be happy to meet with you after I speak, okay?” However, the heckler continued. He shouted “Why have you yet to declare a climate emergency?” "I'll tell you what," said Biden "If you'll shush up I'll meet you immediately after this, okay?" Biden's speech marked the first time in recent past he lashed out at former US president Donald Trump by taking his name. Calling Trump "extremist", Biden said that if the former president returned to power, he was likely to subvert the country's constitution. "We should all remember: democracies don't have to die at the end of a rifle," Biden said. "They can die when people are silent, when they fail to stand up, or condemn threats to democracy." Biden targetting Trump by name is being viewed as taking off of glows between the two men who are likely to face-off against each other in 2024 US Presidential Election if Trump wins the Republican nomination. He is currently leading against Republican hopefuls and is considered most likely to win the Republican nomination. "Trump says the constitution gave him 'the right to do what he wants'," said Biden in Arizona, referring to statements by Trump about how he saw his powers in office.  "I've never even heard a president say that in jest -- not guided by the constitution or by common service and decency towards our fellow Americans, but by vengeance and vindictiveness." In his speech, Biden issued a dark warning and said that there was "something dangerous happening in America". He also said that the Republican Party was "driven and intimidated" by Trump's MAGA (Make America Great Again) fringe. (With inputs from agencies) You can now write for wionews.com and be a part of the community. Share your stories and opinions with us here. WATCH WION LIVE HERE ×

'Shush up,' President Biden tells heckler during Arizona speech honouring John McCain

Donald Trump has sacked an aide who said cancer-stricken Senator John McCain's opposition to a presidential nominee did not matter because "he's dying anyway," the White House announced today

The White House was roiled by bipartisan fury over the remark attributed to Kelly Sadler in May.

"Kelly Sadler is no longer employed within the Executive Office of the President," read a brief statement by deputy White House spokesman Raj Shah. McCain, 81, had indicated he opposed the nomination of now CIA Director nominee Gina Haspel over her role in enhanced interrogation techniques under president George W. Bush.

The Arizona senator, who was held prisoner and tortured during the Vietnam War, is battling brain cancer.

CNN had quoted a White House official as saying Sadler, speaking at a staff meeting, meant the comment as a joke but that it flopped.

Another extraordinary attack against McCain that stunned Washington came around the same time from a fellow veteran, retired US Air Force lieutenant general Thomas McInerney, who said torture works because it made McCain spill sensitive information to his captors during his years as a prisoner of war in Vietnam.

The attacks, remarkable for their bluntness, triggered swift reaction from across the political spectrum, with lawmakers demanding an apology from Trump that never came.

Meghan McCain, a conservative commentator on ABC's popular morning talk show "The View," delivered an eloquent defense of her father, who is battling brain cancer at home in Arizona.

"I don't understand what kind of environment you're working in when that would be acceptable and then you can come to work the next day and still have a job," she said at the time.

Her father is "all about character and bipartisanship and something greater than yourself," Meghan McCain said, before adding a stinging message to the critics: "Nobody's going to remember you." Members of Congress also rallied behind their ailing, war-hero colleague.

Trump, for his part, once mocked McCain's war service, saying during the presidential campaign that "I like people that weren't captured."

The White House was roiled by bipartisan fury over the remark attributed to Kelly Sadler in May

Donald Trump has sacked an aide who said cancer-stricken Senator John McCain's opposition to a presidential nominee did not matter because "he's dying anyway," the White House announced today The White House was roiled by bipartisan fury over the remark attributed to Kelly Sadler in May. "Kelly Sadler is no longer employed within the Executive Office of the President," read a brief statement by deputy White House spokesman Raj Shah. McCain, 81, had indicated he opposed the nomination of now CIA Director nominee Gina Haspel over her role in enhanced interrogation techniques under president George W. Bush. The Arizona senator, who was held prisoner and tortured during the Vietnam War, is battling brain cancer. CNN had quoted a White House official as saying Sadler, speaking at a staff meeting, meant the comment as a joke but that it flopped. Another extraordinary attack against McCain that stunned Washington came around the same time from a fellow veteran, retired US Air Force lieutenant general Thomas McInerney, who said torture works because it made McCain spill sensitive information to his captors during his years as a prisoner of war in Vietnam. The attacks, remarkable for their bluntness, triggered swift reaction from across the political spectrum, with lawmakers demanding an apology from Trump that never came. Meghan McCain, a conservative commentator on ABC's popular morning talk show "The View," delivered an eloquent defense of her father, who is battling brain cancer at home in Arizona. "I don't understand what kind of environment you're working in when that would be acceptable and then you can come to work the next day and still have a job," she said at the time. Her father is "all about character and bipartisanship and something greater than yourself," Meghan McCain said, before adding a stinging message to the critics: "Nobody's going to remember you." Members of Congress also rallied behind their ailing, war-hero colleague. Trump, for his part, once mocked McCain's war service, saying during the presidential campaign that "I like people that weren't captured."

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