Disgust over ‘You lie’ outburst

DEMOCRATS and Republicans alike are denouncing Republican Joe Wilson for shouting “You lie” at President Barack Obama during his speech to Congress, an extraordinary breach of decorum for which the South Carolina Republican swiftly apologised.

“I was embarrassed for the chamber and a Congress I love,” Vice President Joe Biden said yesterday. “It demeaned the institution.”

House Minority Whip Eric Cantor said: “Obviously, the president of the United States is always welcome on Capitol Hill. He deserves respect and decorum.