Gary Johnson Has Another 'Aleppo Moment' When He Can't Name a Foreign Leader He Admires

It's Aleppo all over again.

Libertarian candidate Gary Johnson drew another cringe-worthy blank on Wednesday night when he couldn't come up with the name of a foreign leader he likes during an interview with MSNBC's Chris Matthews.

"Who's your favorite foreign leader?" Matthews asked Johnson.

When the former New Mexico governor didn't immediately respond, Matthews prompted, "Go ahead, you gotta do this. Anywhere. Any continent. Canada, Mexico, Europe, over there, Asia, South America, Africa. Name a foreign leader that you respect."



"I guess I'm having an Aleppo moment in the former president of Mexico," Johnson said.

"But I'm giving you the whole world," said Matthews.

"I know, I know, I know, I know."

Pressed to "pick any leader," Johnson finally replied, "The former president of Mexico."

"Which one?" Matthews asked.

"I'm having a brain freeze ... "

Johnson's running mate, vice presidential nominee Bill Weld, was sitting next to him during the interview and eventually came to the rescue with the name of former Mexican President Vicente Fox, who has recently been feuding with GOP nominee Donald Trump over his proposal to build a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border.

"Fox!" a relieved Johnson exclaimed. "Thank you. Fox, he was terrific."

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Johnson's flub comes just a few weeks after he was widely ridiculed for failing to recognize the name of the war-torn Syrian city of Aleppo in another MSNBC interview. Johnson, who had been inching closer to securing a spot in the first presidential debate at the time, ultimately failed to reach the 15 percent needed to make the stage.

As of Wednesday, he was polling at 7 percent in the Real Clear Politics poll average.