Biden says lock him up: Letters to the Editor Oct. 24, 2024

The Issue: President Biden’s comments appearing to call for former President Donald Trump’s imprisonment.In another gift to the Donald Trump campaign, President Biden flubbed live on national television, saying that Trump is dangerous and it’s time to “lock him up” (“Joe calls to ‘lock him up,’ ” Oct.23).In the past several months, the American people have seen the weaponization of the Justice Department against Trump — and are not comfortable with it.

If the federal government can be weaponized against a political enemy, then it can be weaponized against anyone.With this gaffe, it almost seems like Biden is working to undermine the people who pushed him out the door.Meanwhile, the Democrats repeatedly refer to Trump as a fascist threat to democracy.

The real threat is the Democratic Party.Bo Madden, Jupiter, Fla.The great bumbling deflector is at it again.The Democrats are panicking, but all this obnoxious anti-­Trump rhetoric is sure to backfire against them.Biden, not Trump, should be locked up for what he has done to this country.

Biden is a pathetic old curmudgeon, and his incompetence has been clearly exposed.I’m not sure who is more foolish: Biden or Vice President Kamala Harris.Watching Biden make a total buffoon of himself should be an embarrassment: but then again, past history is indicative of future history.

Kevin JudgeNaples, Fla.If anyone should be locked up, Joe Biden should get the call.He’s been asleep at the wheel for the past four years.Now, while campaigning for his vice president, he reveals how much he despises Donald Trump.

So much so that his rhetoric actually becomes persecution.The vendetta is obvious to American voters.In fact, the more the president “contributes” to the Harris-Walz campaign, the more her polling seems to take a hit.Keep up the good work, Joe.

We couldn’t do it without you.Ron Zajicek, CortlandI can’t think of anything more outrageous than Biden stating we have to “lock him up.”...