Joe Biden urges voters to 'politically' lock Trump up in November election

President Joe Biden on Tuesday told campaign staffers in New Hampshire that the time had come to "politically" lock former President Donald Trump up because of the alleged danger the former president holds. 

Biden has largely refrained from talking about the former president's legal drama, including his conviction earlier this year in a hush money trial related to a sum that was paid to former porn star Stormy Daniels to keep her quiet about an alleged affair the pair had years ago. Trump has denied the affair.

The president claimed that Trump believed he could legally "eliminate, physically eliminate – shoot, kill – someone who is, he believes, to be a threat to him," because of a Supreme Court ruling this summer that granted presidential immunity over official presidential actions, but not unofficial acts.

“If I said this five years ago, you’d lock me up,” Biden told the staffers, according to USA Today. "We’ve got to lock him up. 

"Politically lock him up. Lock him out. That’s what we have to do," Biden clarified.

The phrase is reminiscent of the calls to lock up former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton that were often shouted at Trump rallies during the 2016 election. But the phrase "lock [Trump] up" is often chanted at Vice President Kamala Harris' rallies now.

Trump campaign spokeswoman Karoline Leavitt said the president "admitted" through his comment that his and Harris' plan is to "politically persecute their opponent President Trump because they can’t beat him fair and square."

Misty Severi is an evening news reporter for Just The News. You can follow her on X for more coverage.