‘His Comments Are Not Racist’: Ben Carson Defends Trump Amid Criticism for ‘Racist’ Tweets

‘His Comments Are Not Racist’: Ben Carson Defends Trump Amid Criticism for ‘Racist’ Tweets
Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Ben Carson answers questions from the press after delivering remarks at the Innovative Housing Showcase on the National Mall in Washington on June 1, 2019. Samira Bouaou/The Epoch Times
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Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Ben Carson has weighed in on the public feud between President Donald Trump and several “progressive” Democratic congresswomen, saying that he did not think the president is racist.

“I have an advantage of knowing the president very well, and he’s not a racist and his comments are not racist,” Carson said during an appearance on Fox’s “America’s Newsroom“ on July 17.