President Joe Biden called for former President Donald Trump to be locked up, before catching himself.

Speaking at a political event in Concord on Tuesday, Biden discussed health care costs and prescription drug prices. He then turned to his predecessor.

Biden suggested ā€œour democracy is at stakeā€ if Trump is re-elected, per Fox News.

ā€œI know this sounds bizarre. It sounds like if I said this five years ago, you’d lock me up. We got to lock him up,ā€ Biden said.

He quickly corrected himself, adding, ā€œpolitically lock him up. Lock him out. That’s what we have to do.ā€

Check out his remarks below:

Trump campaign national press secretary Karoline LeavittĀ responded to Biden’s remark in a statement: ā€œJoe Biden just admitted the truth: he and Kamala’s plan all along has been to politically persecute their opponent President Trump because they can’t beat him fair and square. The Harris-Biden Admin is the real threat to democracy. We call on Kamala Harris to condemn Joe Biden’s disgraceful remark.ā€

Biden was also roasted by current and former members of his administration.

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A former Biden official texted Axios’ Alex Thompson, ā€œWe gotta lock Joe up.ā€

Additionally, a current Biden official told Thompson, ā€œFor 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.ā€