HUD Secretary Carson Tests Positive for CCP Virus

U.S. Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson addresses the virtual Republican National Convention at the Andrew W. Mellon Auditorium in Washington, on Aug. 27, 2020. Drew Angerer/Getty Images

Ben Carson, the secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), has tested positive for the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus, according to an official at the agency.

“Secretary Carson has tested positive for the coronavirus. He is in good spirits and feels fortunate to have access to effective therapeutics which aid and markedly speed his recovery,” HUD deputy chief of staff Coalter Baker said in a statement to CNN on Nov. 9.