The New Yorker reported that Johnson asked who Tubman was when he was being directed to a room named after the famous abolitionist, whose likeness will grace the new $20 dollar bill.
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First, they called Aleppo the “de facto Islamic State capital”, when in fact it is Raqqa, prompting an initial correction.
An earlier version of this article misidentified the de facto capital of the Islamic State.
Aleppo is fought over by numerous militias, including Al Qaeda and Isis, and has been bombed both by the Russians and by the remnant Syrian Air Force.
Syria’s 2011 pro-democracy uprising, which gradually devolved into civil war, has sparked a refugee crisis across the Middle East and Europe as millions fled their homes for safety.
On Thursday during an interview with MSNBC Garry Johnson Libertarian Party presidential candidate when being asked that, “if you were elected, what would you do regarding “Aleppo” condition”? “No!” Johnson said, prompting Barnicle to explain that Aleppo is a city in Syria that epitomizes the country’s refugee crisis and has seen some of the worst horrors of its civil war. The interview asked if he was “kidding?” “I was thinking in terms of an acronym …”
Johnson, the former New Mexico governor, who is polling around 10 percent, needs to poll at least 15 percent to get onstage with Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump for three debates this fall.
After stumbling on MSNBC, Johnson did offer that “with regard to Syria, I do think it’s a mess”.
“The only way that this Syrian situation comes to an end is with Russian Federation”.
Aleppo is the center of a lot of people’s concern across the planet.
Joe Scarborough asked if Johnson thought foreign policy was “so insignificant”, that it’s OK for a presidential candidate to not know “what Aleppo is, where Aleppo is, why Aleppo is so important”?
“I’m incredibly frustrated with myself”, he said. Do I understand its significance?
While the Libertarian Party has long rejected US military intervention overseas, the candidate’s failure to recognize one of the most troubled spots in the Middle East drew ridicule and prompted speculation that his campaign was essentially over.
Karpowitz said Romney is a respected voice in Utah but the tweet may not give Johnson much of a boost.
He acknowledged again on ABC’s The View that he had made a mistake.
“I blanked”, he said.
“I know there are self-appointed hystericists mostly located in the NY blog community who think it’s really awful, but let’s wait and see”, he added.
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“But all my life I told the truth”, he said.
