One could also refer to all Egyptian born Americans as African Americans.
I caught hell years ago when I told the dad of a bright Egyptian born 8th grader that she should apply fot the free special prep classes for the NYC specialized HS wxam. The classes were being offered ONLY to African Americand and Latinos. This girl was whiter than me. Once she applied the shockwaves went all the way to the Chancellor’s office. I caught hell from my principal and the district superintendent. Anyway she went to the classes and made Bronx Science. So I felt a bit of kinship with DeSantis when I read his comment.