Joe Biden channels his inner thug.

According to a pool report from Tuesday's event in Dayton, Biden was telling the crowd that Democrats know how to balance the budget. He said, "If I hear one more Republican tell me about balancing the budget, I am going to strangle them."

He quickly added: "To the press, that's a figure of speech."

If I hear Joe Biden spout off one more time about “recovery summer” I’ll cut his tongue out.

To the Secret Service, that’s a figure of speech.