Joe Biden stuck his foot in his mouth today by saying “we need to lock Trump up” and then covering for himself by saying “politically…”
That didn’t go over well with the Kamala campaign, but they played it off by saying “no one is listening to him anymore”. Yikes.
Here’s the reporting from this Axios reporter:
Biden in NH lists what Trump would do as president and says: “we gotta lock him up” and then, appearing to realize how his comments would be taken, adds: “politically, lock him up.” pic.twitter.com/cw3X8RzKn2
— Alex Thompson (@AlexThomp) October 22, 2024
This is how Harris has been handling “lock him up chants.”
“Hold on. The courts are going to handle that part of it. What we’re going to do is beat him in November.”
— Alex Thompson (@AlexThomp) October 22, 2024
Noting this could be politically unhelpful to Harris, a former Biden admin official texts me: “we gotta lock Joe up.” https://t.co/juzeUrhM1H
— Alex Thompson (@AlexThomp) October 22, 2024
A counterpoint from a current Biden admin official: "For better or worse, no one is listening to him anymore and his words have little power and less reach. It’s a blip. Gone in any meaningful way by mid-day tomorrow if it makes it that long."
— Alex Thompson (@AlexThomp) October 22, 2024
Wow. They really don’t like Joe Biden right now. Can’t say as I blame them.