(Washington) – US President Joe Biden unexpectedly made a nuanced statement on Tuesday, declaring that to prevent Donald Trump's extreme proposals, “we have to lock him up.”
“Politically, lock him up!” ” Joe Biden quickly corrected, to applause from those present at his running mate Kamala Harris' campaign office in New Hampshire.
The White House has been very discreet about the numerous cases targeting Donald Trump, the Republican candidate facing Democrat Kamala Harris in the November 5 presidential election.
When Donald Trump took on Hillary Clinton in 2016, the businessman called for his Democratic rival to be investigated and imprisoned, with angry crowds often chanting “Lock her up!” A major break with the political norms of the time.
Donald Trump's campaign team was quick to exploit the president's comments to attack the Democratic Party.
“Joe Biden has just admitted the truth: His and Kamala's plan has always been to politically persecute their opponent, President Trump, because they can't beat him fairly,” said GOP campaign spokeswoman Carolyn Leavitt.
At several Kamala Harris campaign rallies, crowds chanted “Lock him up!” “.
But the vice president was quick to respond, saying, “Wait,” at a rally earlier this month. Before saying: “The courts will take care of it.” Let's take care of November, shall we? “.
Two weeks before the election, Donald Trump and Kamala Harris remain neck-and-neck in the polls.
