NEW YORK – Libertarian presidential candidate Gary Johnson and his running mate William Weld were unable to name a leader of any foreign country during an interview on MSNBC this week.
Talking head Chris Matthews asked the question in a town-hall-style setting, with a room full of people, as Johnson and Weld sat on stools.
“Name a foreign leader you admire, you have to do this,” Matthews spouted. Both men were utterly dumbfounded and could not mumble the name of any foreign leader. The audience sat silent as the uncomfortable situation unfolded. Weld finally blurted out “Merkel,” possibly meaning Angela Merkel, the Chancellor of Germany since 2005.
On the Johnson-Weld election website, there is a short section on foreign policy. Their basic mantra is “to protect us from harm and to allow us to exercise our freedoms.”
Earlier this month, Johnson was befuddled again by MSNBC when he was asked by a commentator what should be done about Aleppo.
“And what is Aleppo?” Johnson asked, in response to the question.
Just this week, a United Nations spokesperson declared that children in Aleppo – a city in civil war torn Syria besieged by refugees – are trapped in a “living nightmare.”
“There are no words left to describe the suffering they are experiencing,” he added.
According to UNICEF, At least 96 children have been killed and 223 have been injured in eastern Aleppo since last Friday.
Gary Johnson had an "Aleppo moment" after @hardballchris asks who his favorite foreign leader is #JohnsonTownhall https://t.co/nRazpPL0q0
— MSNBC (@MSNBC) September 28, 2016
12 thoughts on “Presidential candidate Gary Johnson cannot name a leader of any foreign country (video)”
Chris Matthews is a blowhard.
Why do you think they call it “DOPE”?
I think if more people knew what Libertarians were about, Johnson wouldn’t even be a candidate. Did you know Libertarians believe that anyone (person or corporation) should be allowed to donate as much money as they want to a political candidate? Or that they believe all regulations on corporations should be abolished? Can you imagine Wells Fargo without regulations? Hell, they don’t even follow the ones presently on the books.
ParT on Gary!
…he was asked to name one that he ADMIRES. Typical media saying only what they want you to believe.
Twin brother to Kasich – potatoe heads as a former presidential candidate once said.
Meanwhile, Trump vomits words and his supporters lap it up like it’s “policy”
I feel like this a bit of click bait.
The question was no to name any random foreign leader, but more specifically-
“Name a foreign leader you admire, you have to do this,”
Maybe they just couldn’t think of anybody that they admire….
Terrible title for this article.
Even Mexico? His running mate Weld, wanted to merge America and Mexico together into one nation. Mexica, or Americo?
He’s a one man weed eater.
He seems to be in a haze of smoke.
The guy is a “Waste” of time.