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President Biden echoed one of former President Trump's famous phrases by calling to politically "lock him up," a statement that quickly went viral across social media. Now Biden did say that but it is a bit out of context and hypocritical since Trump has made threat to lock up people that oppose him. Fox News is just riding off of conspiracy theories again and in this case just one about Biden and Harris wanting to "lock up" their opponents. It's not true and also there are legitimate crimes Trump has committed, we all know what they are. 

Here is a fact check with context about what Biden meant by it

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/22/us/politics/biden-trump-lock-him-up.html

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by Apprentice (1.2k points)

The claim is that President Joseph R. Biden called for former U.S. President Trump to be "locked up... politically". This can easily be verified. Many reputable news sources agree: CNN, Fox News, the New York Times, the Guardian, Washington Post, the Hill. This diverse selection of news sources includes those that favor the Democratic party (e.g. CNN, Washington Post, etc.) and those that favor the Republican party (e.g. Fox News). Furthermore, the actual video can be viewed from multiple platforms: Fox News, NBC News, and YouTube. According to CNN, this even led to chanting by Democratic supporters to "lock him [Trump] up" though Kamala Harris discouraged it. Of course, Biden then indicated that he did not mean to physically put Trump behind bars. After he said to "lock him up", he added: “Politically lock him up. Lock him out. That’s what we have to do.” However, the claim is still true. President Joe Biden called for Trump to be "locked up... politically." Exactly what he meant by this is ambiguous and up for interpretation.

Sources:
https://www.cnn.com/2024/10/22/politics/biden-trump-lock-him-up/index.html
https://www.foxnews.com/media/commentators-insiders-deride-biden-calling-politically-lock-trump-up-no-cleanup-possible
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/22/us/politics/biden-trump-lock-him-up.html
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/oct/23/biden-trump-lock-up-prison-election-backlash
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/10/22/biden-trump-lock-him-up/
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/4948023-biden-warns-trump-political-persecution/
https://adfontesmedia.com/interactive-media-bias-chart/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rFJ5eek_wMA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mIFxNoC33PA

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by Innovator (50.7k points)
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Nice work compiling a list of reputable source links!

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