JOURNALISM: MSNBC interrupts Libertarian candidate to talk to Clinton.

MSNBC interrupted an interview with Libertarian Party presidential nominee Gary Johnson and running mate William Weld on Tuesday evening for a phone interview with Hillary Clinton.

“Governors, I want to pause here for a second because we’ve got a rare opportunity – we’ve got more presidential candidates than we know what to do with today,” MSNBC host Chuck Todd said.

“You get the treat of being able to respond to what Hillary Clinton has to say,” Todd told Johnson and Weld in introducing Clinton’s phone interview with MSNBC’s Chris Hayes.

After Clinton’s interview, which lasted a little over 7 minutes, Todd introduced the Libertarian presidential ticket back to the program to finish their interview.

“Perhaps this is a preview for later in the fall,” Todd quipped, referring to the back-to-back interviews.

The MSNBC appearance was billed as the Libertarian ticket’s first joint interview.