“Captain America” actor Anthony Mackie tried walking back his disparaging remarks about America by writing a few quick lines Tuesday to his Instagram Story.

The star who plays the Marvel Character in the upcoming film “Captain America: Brave New World” was dragged for telling a live audience that Captain America “represents a lot of different things” before adding, “I don’t think the term ‘America’ should be one of those representations.”

Likely sensing that he had insulted the very country his character represents and ultimately damaged his own image, he made an about-face and tried to take back what he said. “Let me be clear about this, I’m a proud American and taking on the shield of a hero like CAP is the honor of a lifetime,” he wrote to social media.

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