Ben Carson Ignores Trump Lie About Being Better Than Lincoln, Says ‘Grow Up’ About Historical Injustices – By Peter Wade (Rolling Stone) / June 14 2020
The HUD secretary sidestepped the question by instead touting programs endorsed by the president
When asked about President Trump’s recent untrue statement that he has done more for the Black community than any other president in history, Ben Carson would not refute Trump’s claim and instead talked around it.
On Sunday, Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Ben Carson was shown a video clip of Trump saying: “I think I have done more for the Black community than any other president. And let’s take a pass on Abraham Lincoln, because he did good, although it’s always questionable.”
George Stephanopoulos interviewed Carson on This Week and said to the secretary, “Quite a claim there from President Trump,” and then asked Carson if he stood by the president’s claim.
Carson dodged the question, and instead spoke about programs endorsed by the president.
“I will say, rather than get into an argument about who has done the most, what has, in fact, been done, the Opportunity Zones, where they’re designed in order to bring money into areas that are traditionally neglected,” Carson said, adding, “And that’s been quite successful.”
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