Radio host Charlamagne Tha God called on President Joe Biden to use the Supreme Court’s recent immunity ruling to jail former President Trump and safeguard democracy in a podcast episode posted to YouTube on Friday.
In a July ruling, the Supreme Court determined that presidents have immunity from criminal prosecution for “official acts” performed while in office. During the “Brilliant Idiots” podcast, Charlamagne suggested that Biden should use this ruling to incarcerate Trump, arguing that Trump poses a threat to democracy and would imprison Biden and his family if reelected.
“Biden’s in office, so all of these kingly powers that you’re talking about the president having, Biden has now,” Charlamagne said. “And he could use some of those kingly powers to protect democracy, but he won’t.”
Co-host Chris Morrow suggested that this would be an abuse of power.
“So democracy is really not at stake then. If democracy is really at stake and Trump is the existential threat that they say he is, you should do everything in your power to protect it,” Charlamagne retorted.
“While also protecting the Constitution and democracy. You can’t sacrifice democracy to save democracy,” Morrow said.
The radio host then asked “why” before claiming, without any evidence, that Republicans would abuse the immunity ruling.
“Listen, if somebody got a bazooka on your block, you don’t show up with a nine, Chris. You got to go get you a bazooka,” Charlamagne added.
Co-host AlexxMedia said Biden can “actually” order Trump to be killed with immunity based on the “threat” he poses to “democracy.”
“Or lock him up. We don’t even got to go so far as murder. Just lock him up. Lock him up. Throw away the key,” Charlamagne went on.
Morrow stated that if Biden were to jail Trump, it could backfire, as Republicans might retaliate by arresting Democrats.
“Chris, they’ve already hit this man with 90-plus charges. He got convicted of 34. You know what? Boy, sometimes I want y’all just to be able to see an alternative universe,” Charlamagne said. “When Trump gets back in the White House, all the Bidens going to jail. And some Clintons. What are we doing, Chris?”
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‘Lock Him Up’: Charlamagne Says Biden Should Use Immunity ‘Powers’ To Jail Trump And ‘Protect Democracy’ pic.twitter.com/0SDnfF1fL6
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Trump has said repeatedly that his “revenge” against Biden and the Justice Department trying to jail him would be a victory in November.
The Supreme Court majority found that a president is entitled to “absolute immunity from criminal prosecution for actions within his conclusive and preclusive constitutional authority” and “presumptive immunity” for all official acts.
