Mr. Johnson, appearing flustered, was at a loss to come up with a name. “What is Aleppo?” Mr. Johnson said at the time. Mr. Matthews, who was interviewing Mr. Johnson and former Gov. “Any one of the continents, any country, name one foreign leader that you respect and look up to, anybody,” Mr. Matthews said. Mr. Johnson then made the “Aleppo moment” comment, indicating that he was having trouble coming up with Mr. Fox’s name.

Source: New York Times September 29, 2016 01:41 UTC