Biden’s Gaffe: Reaffirms Support for Closing Crossing, Embarrasses Sisi Again
Watan-The American President, Joe Biden, made another slip-up that caused a significant stir on social media platforms, raising questions once again about his age, health, and ability to perform his duties.
For the second time, Biden mistakenly referred to the Egyptian President, Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, as “the Mexican president,” accusing him of being responsible for the crisis at the Rafah crossing and the failure to allow widespread humanitarian aid into the Gaza Strip in a speech.
Biden refers to Sisi as “the Mexican president” for the second time. He made the same mistake back in February when he issued statements published by the White House account on the X platform (formerly Twitter), saying, “As you know, the President of Mexico, Sisi, initially refused to open the gates to allow humanitarian aid to enter. I spoke to him and persuaded him to open the gates.”
This sparked ridicule on social media platforms, with many questioning whether it was a slip of the tongue for the second time or intentional.
Some expressed their belief that the American president “does not confuse and knows well how to describe Sisi, but deliberately embarrasses him and exposes his allegiance to Israel.”
الرئيس الأمريكي يصف #السيسى للمرة الثانية بـ “المكسيكي” ..
بايدن لا يهذي ويدرك وصفه للسيسي جيداً، بل ويتعمد إحراجه ورفع الغطاء عن عمالته لإسرائيل .. pic.twitter.com/gCxko6wLMo
— عبدالحميد قطب (@AbdAlhamed_kotb) March 12, 2024
Biden’s Memory
The mistake regarding the country led by Sisi came amid ongoing and growing concerns about President Biden’s memory lapses, especially as his statements to journalists at the time focused on a report about his handling of classified documents, raising fears that his memory was “extremely limited.”
Egyptians Ridicule
According to a report by the Middle East newspaper, this error has fueled rumors about cognitive decline, which many expect to hinder his chances in the upcoming US elections later this year.
After Biden’s blunder, many Egyptians turned to social media to mock these statements, with it being noted that it’s common among social media users in the country to refer to Egyptian authorities and the Sisi government as “Mexico” to avoid detection and repression by state security agencies.
