Obama calls Trump 'wannabe king' at Harris event

President Joe Biden said former President Donald Trump poses a "genuine threat" to American democracy, during a visit to New Hampshire Democratic Party headquarters, saying, "We gotta lock him. Politically lock him up."

The remarks came after Biden listed Trump's proposals such as doing away with the Department of Education, taking on the federal civil service and the Supreme Court's recent decision granting presidents broad immunity. Biden said: “I mean, so I know this sounds bizarre. It sounds like – if I said this five years ago, you’d lock me up."

Then Biden said, referring to Trump, "We gotta lock him up. Politically lock him up. Lock him out, that’s what we have to do.”

"Lock her up" was an oft-repeated line by Trump and his supporters in 2016, a reference to Hillary Clinton's handling of classified information on her private email server.

Trump's campaign quickly seized on Biden's comments, calling on Vice President Kamala Harris to condemn the remarks and pushing claim that it shows Trump's legal battles are purely political -- charges prosecutors have repeatedly denied.

"Joe 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," Karoline Leavitt, national press secretary of the Trump campaign, said in a statement. "The Harris-Biden Admin is the real threat to democracy. We call on Kamala Harris to condemn Joe Biden's disgraceful remark."

— ABC News' Justin Gomez, Lalee Ibssa, Soorin Kim, Kelsey Walsh

Jill Stein, the Green Party’s presidential candidate, told ABC News Live "Voters should vote for themselves,” in response to Vice President Kamala Harris’ team running an attack advertisement against her. The ad, which started airing in the last week in some swing states, claimed that "a vote for Stein is really a vote for Trump."

"Voters are being told over and over again that you don’t own your vote, that politicians own your vote," the candidate who ran for the White House in 2012 and 2016, said in an interview on Tuesday.

"We do not have a lesser evil candidate, we have two greater evils," Stein added, about Americans casting a vote for either former President Donald Trump or Harris.

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A large part of Stein's campaign has focused on slamming Harris for the Biden administration’s response to the Israel-Hamas war.

In the 2016 election, the serial candidate received almost 1.5 million votes, enough votes in the swing states of Michigan, Wisconsin and Pennsylvania to exceed Trump’s margins of victory.

Stein said that if she wasn’t on the ballot, a "vast majority of those voters would not have come out to vote."

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Former Democratic Rep. Tulsi Gabbard announced Tuesday she is officially joining the Republican Party.

Gabbard made the announcement during an appearance on stage at a rally for former President Donald Trump in Greensboro, North Carolina.

Gabbard has been stumping for Trump on the trail and recently advised him ahead of his Sept. 10 debate with Vice President Kamala Harris.

Her announcement Tuesday marks a further political shift after her run for the Democratic nomination for president in 2020.

"I'm proud to stand here with you today, President Trump, and announce that I'm joining the Republican Party," Gabbard said, calling the Republican Party the “party of equality” and “common sense” even as Trump repeatedly used insults to make personal attacks against his opponents during his own remarks.

"I am joining the party of the people … and the party that is led by a president who has the courage and strength to fight for peace," Gabbard said.

"I'm looking forward to casting my vote for President Trump, because you are our best and only hope in this election to lead our country toward a future where every one of us can live in a truly free, peaceful and prosperous nation," Gabbard continued, stressing that "every single vote will count."

Eminem took the stage at a Harris rally in Detroit, Michigan, on Tuesday where he introduced former President Barack Obama.

"I'm here tonight for a couple of important reasons," Eminem said before sharing how much the city means to him. "Going into this election, the spotlight is on us more than ever," he said of the swing state.

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Eminem introduces Obama at campaign rally in Detroit

Rapper Eminem took the stage in his home state of Michigan to introduce former President Barack Obama at a campaign event for Vice President Kamala Harris.

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The Grammy-winning artist encouraged the crowd to "get out and vote."

Eminem went on to endorse Vice President Kamala Harris, saying she supports a future where "freedoms will be protected and upheld" before introducing Obama to the stage.