Advertisment:Claim: During a trip to Ireland in April 2023, U.S. President Joe Biden confused New Zealand's "All Blacks" national rugby team for the "Black and Tans," a British paramilitary force of the 1920s known for its brutality against the Irish people. During a three-day trip to Ireland in April 2023, Biden was speaking at the Windsor pub in Dundalk, when he confused New Zealand's All Blacks national rugby team with the notorious Black and Tans, the British paramilitary force of the early 20th century. He was a hell of a rugby player, and he beat the hell out of the Black and Tans [All Blacks]. 'Black and Tans" was a nickname for a British paramilitary force formed in 1920 to suppress and target the Irish Republican Army (IRA). "The New Zealand team, dressed all in black..." The use of the word "All" was common in the early 20th Century.

Source: The Guardian April 13, 2023 17:05 UTC