Joe Biden is vowing to get handsy with his Democrat opponents tonight if they attack him.

“How will VP Biden respond if his opponents tonight go on the attack?” tweets ABC News correspondent Mary Bruce.

“Hug em!” she says Biden told her.

Maybe it would be an uncomfortable encounter like he had with Hillary Clinton while he was campaigning for her in 2016.

The Democratic nominee was waiting for him at the bottom of the stairs of his airplane on the tarmac at the Scranton, Pennsylvania in August and they two embraced after he descended.

After a few moments, she let go. He didn’t.

The vice president stood for over 14 seconds with his hands around Clinton’s torso.

She repeatedly patted him on the arms but he refused to let go.

You’ve been warned, Mayor Pete.