--- title: Watch Gary Johnson Freak Out at a Reporter Over Tax Policy description: Hit with questions about his dropping poll numbers and tax plan, Gary Johnson freaked out at a reporter. canonical: https://time.com/4548182/gary-jonson-freak-out-tax-policy/ author: Tessa Berenson article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2016-10-27T18:38:35.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-08-19T07:45:24.530Z article:section: Politics og:title: Watch Gary Johnson Freak Out at a Reporter Over Tax Policy og:description: "Why are you even interviewing me?" og:url: https://time.com/4548182/gary-jonson-freak-out-tax-policy/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: TIME og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Watch Gary Johnson Freak Out at a Reporter Over Tax Policy twitter:description: "Why are you even interviewing me?" twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- # Watch Gary Johnson Freak Out at a Reporter Over Tax Policy > Sponsored content. 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But then he turned angry, dropping his hands, moving closer to the interviewer and shouting. “‘Look, I came out for the[ legalization of marijuana](http://time.com/4452373/gary-johnson-personal-choice/?iid=sr-link2),” he said, saying that showed his history of leadership. “Let me just use that as an example and I will tell you that I had people in my face for years and years and years, talking about stupid and how idiotic it was that we should allow marijuana to be legal.” The tension in the interview had been bubbling before the tax question, with Johnson snapping, “If I’m doing so poorly, is this to preside over a funeral here?” when asked about his low poll numbers, and saying that the presence of his third party rival [Evan McMullin](http://time.com/4545110/evan-mcmullin-utah-house-representatives-electoral-college/?iid=sr-link2) will cause Hillary Clinton to win Utah. 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