In latest weeks, rumors have swirled that President Trump could nominate former Housing and City Improvement (HUD) Secretary Dr. Ben Carson for the function of Surgeon Basic.
On Sunday morning, Dr. Carson laid these rumors to relaxation.
In a publish on X, Dr. Carson wrote, “I’m excited to talk with President Trump about how I’ll proceed to advance the America First agenda, and I’m assembly with him within the close to future.”
Carson added, “Nevertheless, opposite to reviews, I cannot be serving because the Surgeon Basic.”
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I’m excited to talk with President Trump about how I’ll proceed to advance the America First agenda, and I’m assembly with him within the close to future.
Nevertheless, opposite to reviews, I cannot be serving because the Surgeon Basic.
— Ben & Sweet Carson (@RealBenCarson) November 17, 2024
Per Fox News:
Ben Carson broke his silence round rumors of him becoming a member of the second Trump administration because the U.S. surgeon basic on Sunday, however famous that he plans to talk with President-elect Donald Trump quickly.
Carson, who served because the secretary of Housing and City Improvement (HUD) from 2017 to 2021 in the course of the first Trump administration, dispelled the false reviews in an X publish on Sunday.
“I’m excited to talk with President Trump about how I’ll proceed to advance the America First agenda, and I’m assembly with him within the close to future,” the retired neurosurgeon wrote.
“Nevertheless, opposite to reviews, I cannot be serving because the Surgeon Basic.”
Regardless of ruling out that he is not going to function Surgeon Basic, Dr. Carson could once more discover himself again within the Trump administration as HUD Secretary.
Newsweek reported that Polymarket at present has Carson main all different doable HUD Secretary picks with 26%.
All through Trump’s 2024 presidential run, Dr. Carson campaigned on Trump’s behalf in a number of key swing states, together with his house state of Michigan.
Ben Carson in Detroit, Michigan speaking about Trump, and many others: “… I don’t fear about folks attempting to cancel me, so long as God doesn’t cancel me… The second false impression that folks have is that Trump is a nasty man, is a racist, is all types of issues they tried to demonize him… pic.twitter.com/MNVrIquGKP
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If not nominated as HUD Secretary, Carson, the founding father of Little Patriots Studying and who has spent the final a number of years advocating for American college students to obtain a extra patriotic training, could have an out of doors likelihood of heading the Division of Schooling.