Imagine actually believing this 
One slip of the tongue in a 15-minute press conference, and of course it's going to be all the media focuses on.
I was watching live, and I just chuckled.
He was thinking borders and neighboring countries, and got our southern border with Mexico (and all the very recent problems and legislation on his mind/agenda), mixed-up with the southern border of Gaza (Egypt).
Simple mistake, error, brain-fart ... whatever, someone wants to call it. Not a big deal, in my opinion.
