The gaffe by US President Joe Biden in Dundalk on Wednesday was corrected in the official White House transcript of what was said yesterday.
During his remarks in Louth, he appeared to confuse the All Blacks with the Black and Tans when speaking about ex-rugby player Rob Kearney.
When he made the comments Biden was standing near the former Irish rugby international, who is his distant relative and who had played in the rugby union match being discussed.