Following on the heels of Libertarian candidate Gary Johnson’s embarrassing gaffe last week not knowing what Aleppo was, he outdid himself this morning on CNN’s “Reliable Sources” when he said he was glad “nobody got hurt” while discussing the bombings in New Jersey and New York City and the knife attack in Minnesota:
https://twitter.com/terri_rupar/status/777529254187859968
WATCH:
For the record, 29 people were injured in the blast in Chelsea and 8 were stabbed at the mall attack in Minnesota:
All 29 people injured last evening in the Chelsea explosion have been released from the hospital. pic.twitter.com/cEWdtWdryI
— NYPD NEWS (@NYPDnews) September 18, 2016
ISIS claims the stabbing of 8 people in Minnesota https://t.co/LNf0QnTwis
— KPRC 2 Houston (@KPRC2) September 18, 2016
CNN’s Brian Stelter responds:
From today's @ReliableSources— Johnson misspoke– https://t.co/VHGAofLoqs
— Brian Stelter (@brianstelter) September 18, 2016
Um, OK. Stelter went on to explain why he didn’t call Johnson on it:
I had to check the tape after; I didn't believe my ears at the time
— Brian Stelter (@brianstelter) September 18, 2016
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