„Who‘s your favorite foreign leader?“ Matthews asked.

„Who‘s my favorite?“ Johnson replied.

„Anywhere in the continents,“ Matthews said. „Any country. Name one foreign leader that you look up to.“

William Weld, Johnson‘s running mate, chimed in with an assist: „I‘m with Shimon Peres.“

„I‘m talking about living, okay?“ Matthews said. „You gotta do this. Any continent. Canada, Mexico?“

„I guess I‘m having an Aleppo moment,“ Johnson said.

„In the whole world!“ Matthews said. „Anybody in the world.“