Mexico's president assures the world he knows how to put on socks

Despite Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto's crumbling reputation and a rapidly deteriorating social and political environment in his nation, the 49-year-old leader took time on Twitter to resolve some confusion about his socks.

After Mexico's Presidential Press Office shared more than 2o photos of Peña Nieto, who finished the race in 50 minutes and 48 seconds, internet users began sharing the image of his socks, presumably backwards, with the hashtag "CalcetaGate" or "SockGate."

Three days later, Peña Nieto addressed the scandal by tweeting out a picture of Under Armour socks which feature a gray area on the top portion on each pair.

Supplementing the picture he simply wrote "Clarifying #CalcetaGate."

His attempt to disprove that he dressed like a kindergartner triggered more backlash.

Users were outraged with his speedy response in regards to #CalcetaGate amid longstanding problems like Mexico's notorious drug cartels, blatant government corruption claims, the sharp decline in the nation's peso, and the recent escape of the world's most wanted drug lord, Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán.

Here's Peña Nieto's tweet:

And here are some responses:

This tweet translates to: Well, yes El Chapo got away, but I swear that I put my socks on right.

This tweet translates to: Someone clarify that the country isn't his socks so he doesn't have to put them on in reverse and bring them to the ground.

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