Yesterday (September 18), an explosion rocked New York City. Roughly 29 people were injured. Hotheaded Republican presidential nominee Trump immediately piped up and said that it was terrorism before the police confirmed it.
The Libertarian Party nominee Gary Johnson actually made an even bigger gaffe than Trump. He appeared on CNN’s Reliable Sources, and he said he is:
“…just grateful that nobody got hurt.”
He obviously didn’t know about those 29 people. Surprisingly, this may end his campaign. This actually is very infuriating. I will be mad if Johnson loses his candidacy over this, and Trump is still allowed to run with all of the despicable things he has said and done.
Johnson said in the interview:
“First of all, [I’m] just grateful that nobody got hurt. Secondly, law enforcement is on the scene, responders are on the scene. If there’s anything I learned having been governor of New Mexico for eight years is that these people really do care, they are really qualified.”
“Look, we’re going to find out who is responsible. Whether it’s an individual or a group, they will be brought to justice. And that is something that all of us demand. All of us!”
This is not the first time Gary Johnson has embarrassed himself on air. On another interview, he proved that he doesn’t know anything about foreign policy. When discussing Syria in an interview, Johnson didn’t know where Aleppo is.
Johnson is a former Republican who used to be the Governor of New Mexico. His views are similar to a those of a Republican, except he’s not quite as uptight. He is in favor of states legalizing marijuana.
He is socially liberal, so he has attracted voters from both sides of the aisle. However, he is not gaining enough traction to actually go very far in the election.
Please, people! Vote blue in November.
Featured image by Gage Skidmore via Flickr/CC-By-SA-2.0.
