Over a Billion Two Hundred Trillion

About

Over a Billion Two Hundred Trillion refers to a series of memes based on a viral video of U.S. President Joe Biden fumbling over a sentence in which he says an incorrect amount of government investments into transport infrastructure before correcting himself. In October 2022, the clip went viral on Twitter as a video caption format, with users pairing it with humorous captions about expensive goods and services.

Origin

On October 20th, 2022, U.S. President Joe Biden delivered remarks on rebuilding the U.S. infrastructure.^[1][2] While speaking about a $1.2 trillion government investment into the country's infrastructure, Biden misspoke and said "over a billion two hundred" instead before correcting himself, with the sentence coming out unclear.

That day, Twitter^[3] user @GridironTiger posted a clip of Biden fumbling, captioning it, "when you ask a 4 year old how much a car costs." The tweet gained over 100 retweets and 810 likes, while the video, which was later used for more memes on Twitter, gained over 4.1 million views in four days (shown below).

When you ask a 4 year old how much a car costs. pic.twitter.com/rDTw1DoLqz

— An Auburn Man (@GridironTiger) October 21, 2022

Spread

Starting on October 21st, 2022, the clip went viral on Twitter as other users created video caption memes based on it. For example, that day, Twitter^[4] user @ScottHodnett captioned it, "dinner cost on DoorDash." The tweet (shown below) gained over 9,800 retweets and 72,300 likes in three days.

Dinner cost: 25 bucks
Dinner cost on DoorDash: pic.twitter.com/QuhfC4GaEI

— Scott Hodnett (@ScottHodnett) October 21, 2022

On October 23rd, Twitter^[5] users @damage_orb captioned the video, "Blizzard setting the price for cosmetics in overwatch 2", with the post gaining over 1,900 retweets and 17,100 likes in one day (shown below).

Blizzard setting the price for cosmetics in overwatch 2:pic.twitter.com/Pcipvke4nc

— Damage Orb (@damage_orb) October 23, 2022

The video accumulated over 4.1 million views on Twitter in four days.

Various Examples

Me: Can I get a small coffee? How much will that be?

Blue Bottle Coffee Cashier:
pic.twitter.com/M9lyDX3hwq

— Americana at Brand Memes (@americanamemes) October 22, 2022

“How much would you pay for Elden Ring DLC?”pic.twitter.com/smoAWPI0vx

— Space Bards (@SpaceBards) October 23, 2022

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