The British came from the jungle: Argentina's president confuses with terrifying statements

The Mexicans came from the Indians, the Brazilians came from the jungle, but we the Argentinians came from the ships. And those were ships that came from Europe,” said Fernandez, referring to European immigrants who had arrived in Argentina.

Afterwards, the Argentinan president apologised for the comments and said he was proud of his country's diversity, reports The Guardian, Periscopi.

Fernandez seemed to have received the phrase from a song by a local singer named Lito Nebija, for whom he expressed admiration on more than one occasion.

The comments prompted viral responses to social media, with many criticising the centre-left leader for racial insensitivity.

I have not intended to offend anyone, in any case, anyone who feels offended has my apology,” he said on Twitter.

Eduardo Bolsonaro, Brazilian Congressman and the president's son, Jairus, called the comments of Argentinian President “racist”. /Periscope