Quote Originally Posted by jon1959 View Post
If he had said 'Congo is a different country from Rwanda, isn't it' as a statement you might (just might) have a point.

But he didn't. He said it as a question.

In the moment he tied himself in a knot, looked a total idiot and (until his central office autopilot kicked in) failed to answer a simple audience question.

His grasp of geography may have improved by the following morning - but the following morning wasn't what was beamed to millions of viewers.

As a media event it was a perfect summary of the entire Rwanda Scheme scandal.
But that's not now live TV works is it. Last month Sadiq Khan said that Labour is an anti-Semitic party. Clearly didn't mean it.

https://www.standard.co.uk/news/lond...-b1139468.html

Last year The Conservatives London mayor candidate said she wanted to be the first female Labour mayor. Clearly didn't mean it.

https://www.independent.co.uk/tv/new...-b2422156.html

This guy was asked a question, which included the city of Goma (adjacent to Rwanda but in the DR Congo), stated ( you say asked) that they were seperate countries and then gave a clear answer that was edited out of Bobs initial video.

Again, I think it highly unlikely he doesn't know that DR Congo and Rwanda are different countries. They are both well known states.

Mistakes, gaffes, poorly worded answers happen, as do rhetorical questions in day to day interactions . It doesn't mean someone is thick and it doesn't mean they think two countries are the same place.