South Africans are hilariously replying to Texas Governor Greg Abbott (USA) on tweets where he seems to be confusing their country with South America… or something.

Abbott was born in Texas and has been the Governor of the State since the 20th of January 2015, but a recent Twitter conversation that he started makes it look like he hasn’t really ever left the State – or hasn’t looked at a map in a while.

The Republican Governor first tweeted about South Africa after Omicron – the new strain of COVID-19 found by South African scientists – made news headlines and many countries, including the USA, put travel bans on South Africans. He was using the travel restrictions to hammer President Joe Biden’s administration (who is a Democrat) on immigration.

The confusing tweet suggested that South Africans were crossing the USA border illegally at a very concerning rate, but according to border apprehension numbers provided by U.S. Customs and Border Protection, a total of 62 South African nationals were arrested while crossing the southwest border in the last 13 years, making up 0.0009% of the 6,823,315 border apprehensions over that time period.

So not “that concerning” then… also, the two countries are on different continents.

Here’s the tweet that has gone viral:

“Biden banned travel from South Africa because of the new Covid variant. Immigrants have recently been apprehended crossing our border illegally from South Africa. Biden is doing nothing to stop immigrants from South Africa entering illegally. Pure politics and hypocrisy.”

And thousands of South Africans decided to hilariously school the Governor on where South Africa actually is and how difficult it would be to cross the Texas border.

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The governor knows exactly what he is doing.
He knows the majority of the people he's trying to misinform did not go to college.

That is why he will do anything to score cheap political points.

Pure politic there.he's a republican and Biden a Democrat

He isn't any different from a lot of Americans. They know next to nothing of what exists beyond their country. Like Greg, like Donald! Same shitty Republicans

Some Americans even think Africa is a country, they don’t know it’s a continent.

They have a lot of dumb-ass

Y'all should better brush up ur geography knowledge.... I know a lot of Nigerians who still don't know Cape Verde is an African country..

Spanish cartoon - as if...

TMKsouth:
Spanish cartoon - as if...

They are mocking us?

JaceBlaze:


They are mocking us?

Apparently we sent them Omicron while Illegally crossing the Mediterranean in boats. Like WTF I wonder if this is from a major newspaper or some dumb community publication.

TMKsouth:


Apparently we sent them Omicron while Illegally crossing the Mediterranean in boats. Like WTF I wonder if this is from a major newspaper or some dumb community publication.

Have they ever heard of us crossing the Mediterranean?

JaceBlaze:


Have they ever heard of us crossing the Mediterranean?

Too ridiculous.

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