Jimmy Kimmel says to leave Gary Johnson alone. Then he mocks him.

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After two high-profile "Aleppo moments," Gary Johnson was unwilling (or unable) to name the leader of North Korea this week. On Thursday's Jimmy Kimmel Live, Kimmel said enough is enough.

"I do want to defend Gary Johnson for a second," Kimmel said, disingenuously. "I don't know about you, but I'm tired of the lamestream media asking these gotcha questions. At this point, I think it's pretty clear that Gary Johnson doesn't know anything at all, so stop asking him questions about foreign leaders. It's starting to feel abusive. Look, we all know he's not going to be president. He knows he's not going to be president. Vanilla Ice is more likely to be president than Gary Johnson, so stop humiliating him. I mean, really, is this an election or a game show?" Well, what if it were a game show? Kimmel used his ace video-editing team to make it so, and you can watch a preview for Are You Smarter Than Gary Johnson? below. Peter Weber

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Peter has worked as a news and culture writer and editor at The Week since the site's launch in 2008. He covers politics, world affairs, religion and cultural currents. His journalism career began as a copy editor at a financial newswire and has included editorial positions at The New York Times Magazine, Facts on File, and Oregon State University.