Biden sparks reactions in Egypt, refers to Sisi as ‘President of Mexico’, leaving Egyptians astonished!
US President Joe Biden is currently trending on Egyptian social media spaces after he mistakenly referred to Egypt’s President Abdul Fattah al-Sisi as “the president of Mexico”.
“As you know, initially the president of Mexico, Sisi, did not want to open up the gate to allow humanitarian material to get in [Gaza],” President Biden said during a press conference late on Thursday while reacting to the ongoing war between Israel and Gaza.
Mexico’s president is Andrés Manuel López Obrador.
The BBC reported that some amused Egyptians have taken to social media to point out that the mix-up is humorous as Egyptians have long nicknamed President al-Sisi “El Meksiki”, which translates to “The Mexican” to avoid censorship.
“You can’t criticise the president freely so Egyptians started calling him ‘El Meksiki’ (‘the Mexican’ in Arabic) because it sounds like ‘al-Sisi’ so they can avoid censorship and criticise him freely,” one user shared on X (formerly Twitter).
“It’s more hilarious when you all know that actually in Egypt we call him [Mr al-Sisi] ‘El Meksiki’ the Mexican rather than ‘al-Sisi’ to not be noticed by the Egyptian government,” another Egyptian posted.
There have long been concerns about Joe Biden’s mental state.
Reports from the Department of Justice’s special counsel Robert Hur revealed that that Mr Biden had twice failed to recall the dates he served as vice president, and could not remember when his son Beau had died.
The US leader is at times referred to as a “gaffe machine” who makes errors when he speaks publicly.
Mr Biden has defended his mental fitness for the presidency despite concerns as the election approaches.
