Brave New World star Anthony Mackie have created a surge in online discussion regarding what is and is not American. For those who haven’t kept up with what the Marvel star has been up to recently, the Sam Wilson actor has been out doing press for Captain America: Brave New World.

Anthony Mackie wants to be a Captain America who's a hero for people everywhere, but he might not have gotten the point across in the best way.

Anthony Mackie was addressing the media in Rome when he said that Captain America represented various things and that he didn’t think the term “‘America’ should be one of those representations.” Mackie elaborated that the character was “a man who keeps his word, who has honor, dignity and integrity. Someone who is trustworthy and dependable.”