What Biden’s “Lick The World” Gaffe Really Means

Listen, I’m not making any excuses for our mentally compromised President. But let’s all be totally honest about this one and admit that in this case, Biden probably meant “lick the world” as in “whip into shape” or “administer a severe defeat to an opponent.” It’s an old saying. For example, an old guy might say to a disobedient youngin’ that he’s gonna give him a licking, or he might have threatened to lick his enemy back in the day.

The real issue here isn’t that he used an old phrase that doesn’t make sense to most people under the age of 70. The issue is that we have a president who is clearly mentally compromised and has a habit of saying ridiculous things or making up nonsense. It’s about the fact that Americans literally cannot be sure whether or not he really meant to lick the actual world like he would an ice cream cone or an unsuspecting child during a photo op. Once you’ve proven yourself to be an old, doddering fool, people come to expect you to be an old, doddering fool.