Amy Klobuchar, Tom Steyer couldn’t name Mexican president in interview
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Democratic presidential candidates Amy Klobuchar and Tom Steyer couldn’t name the Mexican president when asked for it during a televised interview in Nevada Thursday.
The two, along with Pete Buttigieg, were separately interviewed by Spanish-language station Telemundo after a candidate forum hosted by the League of United Latin American Citizens.
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{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Klobuchar, a Minnesota senator, replied, “No,” when asked who the Mexican president is.
“I forgot,” was billionaire businessman Tom Steyer’s response.
Presidential hopefuls Tom Steyer and Amy Klobuchar each reportedly drew a blank when asked to name the president of Mexico during a campaign event in Nevada.
Buttigieg, the former South Bend, Indiana mayor, was the only candidate to correctly name Mexico’s president, Andrés Manuel López Obrado, though he didn’t seem too confident.
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“Lopez Obrador, I hope,” he answered with a smile.
No other 2020 presidential candidates were present at Thursday’s forum, but Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders addressed the audience via video.
Wire service reports contributed to this story.