He tailored speeches to different groups but he always used the term “Americans” somewhere in the speech.
Are you looking at a transcript of the speech, would you give us the link?
Even the article quotes him as qualifying for your standard.
"America wants to believe that America has a bright future. They want to stand with Israel. They want to defeat radical Islamic terrorism," said the junior senator who was recently honored with an award at a Zionist Organization of America event for being a pro-Israel U.S. legislator.
"They want to adhere to and honor the Constitution. Under no circumstance should Iran be allowed to have a nuclear weapon. They believe in the free market system and that people should rise economically, being rewarded for hard work."