Ben Carson
Updates on Ben Carson. A pioneering neurosurgeon and Republican, Carson served as secretary of housing and urban development in the administration of President Donald Trump from 2017 to 2021. He briefly made a run for the Republican nomination for president in 2016. Cuba Gooding, Jr. portrayed him in the TV movie Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story.
Trump Official Ben Carson Calls Politicians 'Drunk on Power' Over Vaccine
Carson criticized people for not putting more stock in natural immunity and said they avoided the subject to maintain control over people.
Ben Carson Says Asymptomatic People Shouldn't Be Tested in Viral Video
The former Housing and Urban Development secretary warned against shutting "everything down" because of the virus.
Trump Rejects Widespread COVID-19 Vaccines for Kids Amid Biden Push
Jerome Adams, Trump's former surgeon general, said that along with health benefits, there's a "real social benefit" to kids being vaccinated.
Trump Official Ben Carson Calls COVID Vaccine 'Giant Experiment'
Carson, a former pediatric neurosurgeon, questioned the long-term risks of the COVID-19 vaccine and said it makes "no sense" to vaccinate children.
We Ranked the Top MAGA Influencers Six Months After Trump Social-Media Ban
From Donald Trump Jr. to Candace Owens, these influencers are vying to inherit the ex-president's social media clout. And the winner is ...
Ben Carson COVID Diagnosis Confirmed Days After White House Election Party
"He is in good spirits and feels fortunate to have access to effective therapeutics which aid and markedly speed his recovery," Carson's deputy chief of staff Coalter Baker said.
Trump Denies Pressing FDA to Approve Oleandrin for COVID-19
Oleandrin is an extract of the highly toxic Nerium oleander plant.
Trump Reportedly Wants FDA to Approve Plant Extract Oleandrin for COVID-19
There is currently a lack of evidence that oleandrin is effective for the treatment of COVID-19.
Biden Declares War on Suburban Americans
Biden stands with D.C. bureaucrats, but Trump stands with besieged American suburbs.
The Trump Administration Just Saved the American Suburb
HUD Secretary Ben Carson's recent rule on AFFH is a game-changer for suburban America.
Protesters Taunt Police With Doughnuts Outside Pence Megachurch Event
Dozens of Pride and Black Lives Matter protesters met outside First Baptist Dallas where several demonstrators taunted police officers with doughnuts on a string.
Pence To Mark 'Freedom Sunday' At Dallas Church As Texas Halts Reopening
While the church will check temperatures, it says that facemasks and social distancing are "strongly encouraged" but not required.
Carson: It Wouldn't Be Smart to Change Confederate Names of Military Bases
The Trump administration official said the bases were named as part of "a conciliatory movement" after the Civil War.
Trump Admin Officials Say No 'Systemic Racism' Despite Ongoing Protests
"I think there's racism in the United States still, but I don't think that the law enforcement system is systemically racist," Attorney General William Barr said on Sunday.
Carson: Trump Admin Doesn't Have 'Fully Formulated' Plan for Grand Princess
The secretary of housing and urban development asserted that a "plan will be in place" but would not give details.
HUD Secretary Ben Carson Blames Homelessness on Tech Regulations on Housing
Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson blamed rampant U.S. homelessness on "stacks and stacks of regulations" on technology for modular and tiny homes.
CNN Host Says Poll of Increasing Black Voter Support For Trump is Fake
CNN host Ana Navarro-Cárdenas said a recent Rasmussen poll of black voter support increasing for President Donald Trump is fake, quipping that only Kanye West, Diamond & Silk were surveyed.
Ivanka Trump's Silence on Human Trafficking Victim Fund Halt is 'Complicit'
Last week, four days before the lawsuit was filed, Ivanka Trump touted a new effort by the Trump administration to end human trafficking.
HUD Secretary Ben Carson Defends Anti-Trans Comments
Carson reportedly sent an agency-wide e-mail attempting to preempt the outrage brewing over his remarks.
Trump Administration Tried to Cut Baltimore Anti-Rat Program Prior to Rant
The Trump administration proposed cutting funding for Baltimore's central rat extermination program just prior to President Donald Trump's "rodent infested mess" rant against the city last month.
The Trump Administration Is Setting Up Victims of Discrimination to Fail
If Housing Secretary Ben Carson has his way, it will be virtually impossible to fight the unjustified policies that disproportionately bar people of color from obtaining housing.
Ben Carson Defends Trump's Remarks, Compares Baltimore to Cancer Patient
Carson and HUD officials moved the news conference to a nearby alley after the Morning Star Baptist Church of Christ asked them to leave the premise.
HUD Secretary Ben Carson Says Trump 'Happy To' Work With Elijah Cummings
HUD Secretary Ben Carson, a longtime Baltimore neurosurgeon, said President Donald Trump told him he's willing to work with Congressman Elijah Cummings to help "bring relief" to the city's poorest residents.
HUD Secretary Ben Carson On Being The Only Black Member of Trump's Cabinet
"It's the brain. I look at people, and I think about people at that level and not on a superficial basis," Ben Carson said when asked whether he felt "lonely" being the only African-American member of Trump's cabinet.
Oreo Mocks Ben Carson Confusion: REO Stands For 'Really Excellent Oreo'
Can you "explain the disparity in REO rates. Do you know what an REO is?" Rep. Katie Porter (D-Cali.) asked Department of Housing and Urban Department (HUD) Secretary Ben Carson during a hearing on Tuesday. "An Oreo?" Carson responded.
Watch: Ben Carson Doesn't Know What REO Property Is, Asks About 'An Oreo?'
"No, not an OREO. An REO. 'R-E-O,'" Representative Katie Porter told Carson.
'You Take Care of Your Own': Ben Carson Defends HUD Plan to Evict 55K Kids
Carson compared his HUD plan to flight attendants telling passengers to put on their oxygen masks before helping others.
Housing Chief Gives Needy Americans a Lifeline Instead of a Waiting Line
Carson unveiled a proposal to help close a loophole that allows some people in the country illegally to live in government housing while poor Americans wait on lines for years.
Ben Carson Often Took Fridays Off, Flew to Florida Home
Carson's daily schedule from 2017, obtained through a lawsuit and provided to NBC News, also shows that the Trump-appointed secretary only held senior staff meetings once a week.
Ben Carson Plans to Leave Trump Administration
"I would be interested in returning to the private sector, because I think you have just as much influence—maybe more—there," the housing and urban development secretary said.
