Captain America represents a lot of different things, and I don’t think the term ‘America’ should be one of those,” Mackie said Tuesday, prompting backlash.

As conservatives continue to try to come for Anthony Mackie for his recent Captain America comments, the Marvel star is doing what he has to do to rectify the situation. Let’s see if it works for him.

Anthony Mackie shared a statement on Instagram in response to those who criticized recent comments he made about the Captain America character in which 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.