If you can’t take the heat or don’t know what Aleppo is, maybe don’t run for president.
Libertarian presidential nobody nominee Gary Johnson went on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” Thursday and was asked about what he would do about Aleppo, a major city in northern Syria devastated by the country’s civil war.
“And, what is Aleppo?” Johnson responded.
After journalist Mike Barnicle got past his incredulousness, he explained that Aleppo is a Syrian city ― which seemed to trigger Johnson’s canned answer for whenever he was asked about the country.
Unsurprisingly, Johnson’s ludicrous response has triggered an uproar on social media and the tweets do NOT disappoint.
Maybe Gary Johnson was just being very metaphysical about it. I mean what, really, IS Aleppo?
— Bobby Big Wheel (@BobbyBigWheel) September 8, 2016
"What is Aleppo?" pic.twitter.com/lun4RVMBHK
— Vann R. Newkirk II (@fivefifths) September 8, 2016
@msnbc @GovGaryJohnson @Morning_Joe Gary Johnson says give him another chance to answer "What is Aleppo" #Aleppo pic.twitter.com/7tR74AAkIZ
— Tolstroy (@Tolstroy) September 8, 2016
I guess Gary Johnson has never read MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS... pic.twitter.com/b3FM7yce2f
— Seongyong Cho (@kaist455) September 8, 2016
"What would you do about Aleppo?"
— pourmecoffee (@pourmecoffee) September 8, 2016
Gary Johson: "Well first I would Google it. Type the word in that rectangle." pic.twitter.com/WiFXvBQWNy
A History of Libertarianism in the United States: from Who is John Galt to What is Alepo
— Colin Diersing (@cdiersing) September 8, 2016
What is Aleppo?
— Oliver Willis (@owillis) September 8, 2016
No, Gov Johnson, we were looking for "Why the Libertarian Party won't make the debate?" Sorry. pic.twitter.com/SIlfJIKTwG
#Aleppo didnt end Gary Johnson's presidential run. It never started.
— Chip Plescher (@ShrugSports) September 8, 2016
Jeez, Gary Johnson. Everybody knows Aleppo was the forgotten Marx Brother. https://t.co/WYevSFSvjN
— I, Hoebot. (@eclecticbrotha) September 8, 2016
yikes...libertarian guy didnt know what aleppo is. what a jerk. i do know what it is but im not saying in case he reads this.
— BH (@BronzeHammer) September 8, 2016
What is Aleppo? I totally know what it is, but you should say what it is and I'll make sure it's right. pic.twitter.com/oAsKg4XLbn
— Grayson (@gkjaggers) September 8, 2016
The third-party candidate who hasn’t heard of Aleppo is the second-best candidate in the race.
— Dana Houle (@DanaHoule) September 8, 2016
"A three word sentence meaning, 'end of campaign'".
— Bugs Mathis (@maneatscereal) September 8, 2016
Johnson: "what is Aleppo?"
Trebek, sighing: "that is correct, Gary"
Morning Joe: What would you do about Aleppo?
— lafix (@lafix) September 8, 2016
Gary Johnson: Oooh, what's Aleppo?
Yeah, sure. He's viable.
Gary Johnson, dude, don't smoke a bong before going on #morningjoe. #Aleppo
— GCastle (@answeryourshoe) September 8, 2016
May the many faced god cleanse us of iPhone 7 content with a waterfall of Gary Johnson memes amen
— Dorsey Shaw (@dorseyshaw) September 8, 2016
"What would you do if you were elected, about Homs?"
— Hassan Ridha (@sayed_ridha) September 8, 2016
"It tastes great with everything" https://t.co/QCXEBlUoAn
Gary Johnson: "Oh, Aleppo! Yea, I don't think that's good food for dogs, either."
— Michele (@inthefade) September 8, 2016
Apparently determined to solidify his irrelevancy, the former governor of New Mexico was questioned on the flap right after it happened and sank himself deeper.
“I have to get smarter,” he says in the embarrassing video.
Watch the whole cringeworthy thing here:
My post-@Morning_Joe intv w/ a chastened Gary Johnson on Allepo https://t.co/XzjwgZI54V
— Mark Halperin (@MarkHalperin) September 8, 2016
Open a paper before you hit the morning news shows, Gary. There’s a whole world out there.
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