Watch Klobuchar & Steyer Get Stumped When Simply Asked To Name Mexico’s President

This one is almost hard to watch in terms of the awkward cringe factor. 2020 Democratic hopefuls Amy Klobuchar and Tom Steyer — who in many cases have been championed by MSNBC and CNN pundits as “presidential” while the same networks by and large dismiss front runner Bernie Sanders — couldn’t name the president of Mexico when pressed during Telemundo interviews this week.

“I forget,” billionaire businessman Steyer said when asked point blank. Klobuchar offered a simple “no” in response after the Telemundo journalist went so far as to apologize for having to ask such a simplistic question. Both were busy campaigning in Nevada.

During Klobuchar’s interview it was clear the three-term Minnesota senator had no idea what she was talking about on issues facing the United States and Mexico, leading up to this question from Telemundo’s host: “Can you tell me his name?” With a defeated look of resignation she meekly answered “no” — not even conjuring a single syllable of the name of Mexico’s President Andrés Manuel López Obrador.

Insanely ambitious person who’s convinced millions that she can beat Trump is kind of dumb and unqualified. pic.twitter.com/eZ7210PPWy

— Bhaskar Sunkara (@sunraysunray) February 16, 2020

Steyer had also answered “no” when asked about Obrador’s name.

Klobuchar was asked, “What do you know about the president of Mexico?” She initially said she would visit Mexico in the first 100 days of her presidency.

But the journalist followed up with, “I ask because it’s so important, especially to Nevada, California, Texas… But do you know who he is? Do you know his name?”

Klobuchar fumbled: “Yes, yes,” she hesitated. “I know that he is the Mexican president.”

Steyer and Klobuchar did not know the name of the president of Mexico, in interviews w/ @TelemundoNews
“I forget,” says Steyer.
“Can you tell me his name?”
Klobuchar: “No.”
Pete knew. pic.twitter.com/gUBqyxLfUW

— Alex Thompson (@AlxThomp) February 14, 2020

“No,” she then admitted, looking embarrassed. 

The Buttigieg campaign immediately noted the Klobuchar and Steyer flub in a press release, as the former mayor of South Bend was the only candidate asked who got the question right.

This is hard to watch, not even a little bit fun as I was expecting. It’s like watching someone pluck wings off a fly. The interviewer is so relentless about it; even I wanted him to stop, but he just doesn’t: https://t.co/3eKd2KKww1

— Glenn Greenwald (@ggreenwald) February 16, 2020

“It is difficult to understand that not everyone who is seeking the presidency of the United States knows who Andrés Manuel López Obrador is — the leader of the neighboring country with whom the U.S. shares a massive and problematic border,” stated the campaign.