I think you've hit the nail on the head.
You're addressing *more* than 'the entire nation' so people not living in *that* nation, (like me, cos I'm in Ireland) are wondering, understandably, what's the 'Irish' reference...
You've a bigger audience than you think, Kevin, is all.
im pretty sure it was about us news outlets breathlessly reporting on Biden aides leaking often meaningless bits about Biden. not in any way demeaning Biden or the Irish