Libertarian presidential candidate Gary Johnson, asked during a televised town hall meeting to name a foreign leader he admires, struggled to come up with a single one, saying that he was having an “Aleppo moment”. ': Gary Johnson bungles question about Syrian war Read moreOn Wednesday, Johnson and his running mate Bill Weld were being interviewed by MSNBC’s Chris Matthews, who posed the question: “Who’s your favorite foreign leader?”“Anybody,” he added. Canada, Mexico, Europe over there, Asia, South America, Africa – name a foreign leader that you respect.”“I guess I’m having an Aleppo moment,” Johnson said, then quickly said “the former president of Mexico”. — MSNBC (@MSNBC) Gary Johnson had an "Aleppo moment" after @hardballchris asks who his favorite foreign leader is #JohnsonTownhall https://t.co/nRazpPL0q0In the end he was rescued by Weld, who leaned over to identify the name Johnson was scrabbling for – Vicente Fox – and put Johnson out of his misery. In June, Johnson told the Guardian that he felt the United States “shouldn’t meddle itself or get involved in” the Israel-Palestine peace process.

Source: The Guardian September 29, 2016 01:03 UTC