Tom Steyer, Amy Klobuchar Unable to Name Mexico’s President in Spanish News Interviews
16th February 2020
So what? I can’t name the President of Mexico.The last one whose name I knew was Vicente Fox, and I’m sure that was a while ago. I’m sure both of them could name the Prime Minister of Canada, as can I, because Kid Trudeau is always in the news on account of some gaffe or other. The fact that two serious contenders for the Democratic Presidential nomination can’t name the President of Mexico speaks rather to that guy’s successfully keeping his name out of the news rather than to their cluelessness. We learn of things when they are brought to our attention or when we research them; knowing the name of the President of Mexico might be a thing for the Secretary of State but I’m not convinced it’s all that important for a President.
Think of the world leaders whose names you actually know. Why do you know them? Typically because they are in the news, and that typically because they are causing trouble for the United States.