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WASHINGTON (AP) — Third Party presidential candidate Gary Johnson has had another "Aleppo moment."
It happened Wednesday evening as the Libertarian Party standard-bearer appeared with his running mate, William Weld, for a nationally broadcast town hall on MSNBC.
Program moderator Chris Matthews asked Johnson to name any foreign leader he admired.
"Any one of the continents, any country," Matthews said. "Name one foreign leader that you respect and look up to. Anybody?
Johnson sighed, saying after a strained pause, "I guess I'm having an Aleppo moment." He was alluding to a recent "Morning Joe" show in which he was asked about the besieged Syrian city and replied, "What is Aleppo?"
With Weld's intervention, Johnson finally cited Vicente Fox (vih-SEN'-tay), who was president of Mexico from 2000-2006, saying "he was terrific."
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