Former President Donald Trump responded Wednesday to suggestions that President Biden should be locked up with less than two weeks left until Election Day.
Trump, 78, says the 81-year-old's gaffe proves his claim that the Harris-Biden administration's Justice Department committed “election interference” by indicting him during the presidential campaign. claimed to have done so.
“'We've got to lock him up' — I said it — he said it,” Trump said at a rally in Duluth, Georgia, partially quoting Biden's surprising remarks on Tuesday. said.
“Then he denied it – 'Oh, oh, oh, I didn't mean it, oh, oh' – I can't say that because legally I'm not allowed to say that,” the former president said. insisted.
Biden recanted seconds after making the gaffe as the audience at the Democratic Party's campaign office in Concord, New Hampshire, cheered.
“Politically lock him up, lock him out, that's what we have to do,” the president declared.
Trump isn't buying it.
“I’ve always said this is election interference,” he said. “That's it. He said, 'We have to lock him up.' This is illegal. That should cause an incident. ”
“[T]They are crooked people. This is all election interference,” Trump repeated after claiming he was being prosecuted more than notorious mobster Al Capone.
“[T]These lawsuits are being led by the Department of Justice and the FBI – believe it or not, Biden is behind it all, and he proved it with his stupid comments yesterday.'' Republican presidential candidate added.
But Trump noted that his popularity has only increased amid the lawsuits against him.
“That's crazy, right? Because the people understand,” Trump said.
The 45th president was indicted by a Manhattan jury in May on 34 criminal counts of falsifying business records to conceal hush money payments to adult film star Stormy Daniels in the final weeks of the 2016 campaign. convicted..
The verdict in the case was handed down by Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg, a Democrat, and is scheduled to be handed down on November 26.
