Trump tells supporters to ‘be nice’ after ‘lock her up’ chant aimed at Kamala Harris 

Former President Donald Trump told his supporters successful Georgia to “be nice” aft a “lock her up” chant aimed astatine Vice President Kamala Harris collapsed retired during a rally connected Monday. 

The chant started aft Trump, 78, called connected his supporters to “stand up” and show nan 60-year-old vice president connected Election Day that she’s “fired.”

“No, nary .. beryllium nice,” nan Republican nominee for president said aft letting nan crowd astatine his Atlanta rally outcry for a fewer seconds. 

Trump attends a run rally astatine McCamish Pavilion successful Atlanta, Georgia, connected Oct. 28, 2024. REUTERS

“You know, they utilized to opportunity that pinch Hillary [Clinton], and I’d ever go, ‘Relax. Take it easy. We’re going to win. We’re going to win. Just please relax,’” Trump recalled, referencing nan predominant “lock her up” chants astatine his rallies successful 2016. 

The erstwhile president noted that calls for him to “lock up” Clinton complete her State Department email ungraded intensified aft he hit her successful nan 2016 election, but that he didn’t inquire his Justice Department to prosecute charges against nan erstwhile first lady. 

“‘Easy. We won. We’re gonna person unity,’” Trump recalled telling his supporters 8 years ago. 

“I could’ve locked her up, but I didn’t want to fastener her up,” he said. “She’s nan woman of nan president of nan United States, previously, and she was caput of State. I said, ‘That would beryllium truthful unspeakable for our country.’”

“And past they effort and do it to me,” Trump added, referring to nan drawstring of criminal indictments against him aft announcing his 2024 White House run. 

“They went aft their governmental force and they made maine much popular. Can you judge it?” nan 45th president argued. 

Harris speaks during a run rally connected Oct. 28, 2024 successful Ann Arbor, Michigan. Getty Images

Trump himself has been nan taxable of “lock him up” chants astatine Harris run rallies.

Harris, 60, typically reacts to nan chants beryllium telling her supporters that nan tribunal strategy will “handle that.” 

Last week, successful reference to Trump, President Biden told Democrats successful New Hampshire that “We gotta fastener him up.” 

The remark was utilized by Trump’s ineligible squad successful caller little successful his national 2020 predetermination interference lawsuit to reason that nan charges were politically motivated. 

Biden, 81, claims he meant to opportunity that Trump needs to beryllium locked up “politically.”