Rumors, not facts.
One candidate, not "a lot of Americans."
Irony is making sweeping generalizations while ostensibly pushing back on generalizations.
“ One of the most famous blunders made by former U.S. President George W. Bush was, “Africa is a nation that suffers from terrible disease.” President Bush, like many others, misconstrued the fact that Africa is not a country, but a continent.”
https://sites.uab.edu/humanrights/2018/11/23/africa-not-a-co...
But surely, it must be a coincidence! :)
Coincidence of what and what? Bush is well known for his blunders, so it is not such a coincidence that this one is of his authorship. Or did you mean that it was American president who blundered this? How many other presidents had a chance to blunder in such a way that you'd notice it? It is an important question, because blunders of American presidents are carried to every corner of the world, while blunders of a president of Botswana probably isn't.
> A candidate and a president
I pray, America is a democratic country, anyone could become a president. ;)
Should we conclude that he was referring to homosexual Nazis with a slur? Or did he mis-speak.
GWB was a rich source of flubs and boners. Deciding that this one means Americans think Africa is a country is a big ol' [citation needed].