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On February 9, 2024, President Joe Biden held a press conference to address a report released earlier that day by the special counsel investigating his handling of classified documents. The report concluded that Biden mishandled classified documents on several occasions, and that his memory was “extremely limited.”

At the press conference, Biden was asked about his conversations with foreign leaders about the situation in Gaza. He began by saying that he had spoken to “the president of Mexico” about opening the gate to allow humanitarian supplies in. Then he said that he spoke to "Bibi" (Benjamin Netanyahu) about opening the gate on the Israeli side. .

However, there is no gateway between Mexico and Israel. The only gate that Biden could have referred to is the Rafah crossing, located between Egypt and Gaza. The President of Mexico is Andrés Manuel Lopez Obrador, and he did not participate in the negotiations to open the Rafah crossing. The President of Egypt is Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi, and he participated in the negotiations.

Biden's mistake was widely reported in the media and was seen as further evidence of his deteriorating mental abilities. Some people called for him to resign, while others said he should be removed from office under the 25th Amendment.

The White House later issued a statement saying Biden had misspoke. The statement said that Biden meant to say “President of Egypt” and not “President of Mexico.”

This is not the first time Biden has made a mistake about a foreign leader. In 2021, he referred to the Prime Minister of Japan as the "Prime Minister of Korea." He also referred to the President of Ukraine as the "President of Belarus."

These missteps led some people to question Biden's fitness to hold office. They argue that he is too old and mentally unfit to be president. Others say the gaffes are just harmless mistakes and shouldn't be taken seriously.