WASHINGTON — President Biden said he has told Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that he needed a “come to Jesus” talk about the humanitarian situation in the Gaza Strip.

Biden, 81, made the awkward comment about the Jewish state’s head of government while asking Sen. Michael Bennet (D-Colo.) to keep that information confidential as the president mingled with lawmakers after the State of the Union address.

“I told him, ‘Bibi’ — and don’t repeat this, but ‘You and I are going to have a come to Jesus—’,” Biden began as an aide rushed over to stop him from saying more, exclaiming “Sir!” and whispering in his ear.

“I’m on a hot mic here,” Biden said out loud, adding sarcastically, “Good. That was good.”

Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg stood nearby, and it was unclear if they overheard the remark.

The exchange followed other candid comments following the speech, such as Biden quipping to Rep. Jerry Nadler (D-NY) after he extolled the president’s remarks as evidence of his mental fitness, “I kinda wish sometimes I was cognitively impaired.”

Biden gave early support for Netanyahu’s invasion of Gaza, for which he’s been repeatedly heckled as “Genocide Joe” during his public remarks while Democratic concern grows about losing Arab American and Muslim voters in the November election.

Biden has been increasingly critical of Netanyahu’s management of the Israeli invasion of the Gaza Strip to drive out Hamas terrorists responsible for the Oct. 7 surprise attack that killed about 1,200 people in southern Israel.

In the State of the Union, Biden announced plans for the US military to build a temporary humanitarian pier in Gaza and publicly warned Israeli forces that more assistance needed to get into the Palestinian enclave.