Biden mixes up presidents of Mexico and Egypt in speech defending memory

Joe Biden on Thursday mistakenly referred to Egyptian president Abdel Fattah al-Sisi as the leader of Mexico. The comment came as he was making remarks on a special counsel report concerning his handling of classified documents, and that referred to his memory as 'poor', which he denied in an angry rebuttal.

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The US president also said Israel's offensive on Gaza has been 'over the top' – his sharpest criticism yet of Tel Aviv's conduct during the war.
As Joe Biden took questions on the special counsel’s report investigating his possession of classified documents, he said: 'There are a lot of innocent people who are starving, a lot of innocent people who are in trouble and dying.' During the press conference, Biden also mistakenly referred to the Egyptian president, Abdel Fatah al-Sisi, as the president of Mexico.

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