Verbal gaffe or sign of trouble? Mixing up names like Biden and Trump have done is pretty common

Any parent who's ever called one of their children by the other's name likely could empathize when President Joe Biden mixed up the names of French leaders Macron and Mitterrand. Donald Trump is making similar gaffes, such as confusing Republican challenger Nikki Haley and former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. Experts say everyone makes these kinds of flubs. Only medical tests can tell whether a verbal stumble is a sign of trouble. The 81-year-old Biden has long history of verbal gaffes. But they’re getting new attention after a special counsel decided Biden shouldn’t face criminal charges for his handling of classified documents, while describing him as an old man with trouble remembering dates.