Obama Shuts Down a Heckler While Stumping for Hillary Clinton in Cleveland

Obama shut down a heckler and Donald Trump while stumping for Hillary Clinton in Cleveland.

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Barack Obama.

While stumping for Hillary Clinton in Cleveland on Friday, President Obama effectively shut down a heckler waving a poster of Donald Trump's face by telling him not to "interrupt everybody."

To drown out the sounds of the heckler's screams, Obama then led the crowd in a chant of "Hil-la-ry!" Spoiler alert: it worked.

Obama shuts down a heckler: “Hold on a second, young man. Don't be interrupting everybody." https://t.co/tsd4VYu2VI https://t.co/pNtQPlFXhs

— CNN (@CNN) October 14, 2016

Obama also used the opportunity to heavily criticize Trump's lack of concrete policy, business savvy, and "basic honesty." 

Obama on Trump: He doesn’t have the temperament, knowledge, or the "basic honesty that a president needs to have.” https://t.co/KJ1CRv2bQ1

— CNN (@CNN) October 14, 2016

Obama: "I don’t know a lot of people who operate a casino and manage to lose almost a billion dollars in one year." https://t.co/QYvTdPtmH2

— CNN (@CNN) October 14, 2016

Obama asks Republicans why they weren't “appalled earlier when [Trump] was saying degrading things about women.” https://t.co/d9cVWb9UZP

— CNN (@CNN) October 14, 2016

As the election looms closer, the president has been increasingly outspoken about his disgust for the Republican nominee—but that reached a peak this week as Trump faced an avalanche of backlash for his comments that famous men (himself included) could "do anything" to women, like "grab them by the p****."

At a fundraising event for the Democratic party Thursday, Obama lashed out at Republican lawmakers who withdrew their support of Trump's candidacy in the wake of "p****gate," arguing they don't get to "give themselves credit" for disavowing Trump "at the eleventh hour" after supporting his candidacy all along.

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