Ben Carson

Neurosurgeon and former United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development · United States · On the map · Politicians · Born 1951 · age 75

Benjamin Solomon Carson Sr. is an American retired neurosurgeon, academic, author, and government official who served as the 17th United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development from 2017 to 2021. A pioneer in the field of neurosurgery, he was a candidate in the 2016 Republican presidential primaries.

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2016“We've been conditioned to think that only politicians can solve our problems.”In their words9 February 2016Said in a Fox Business interviewRead the whole statement

2015“We need to be thinking about: How do we allow people to ascend the ladder of opportunity, rather than how do we give them everything and keep them dependent.”In their words10 November 2015Fourth Republican debateRead the whole statement

“I actually have something I would use the Department of Education to do.”In their words22 October 2015MSNBCRead the whole statement

“I think the likelihood of Hitler being able to accomplish his goals would have been greatly diminished if the people had been armed...”In their words9 October 2015CNNRead the whole statement

“I find the big bang, really quite fascinating.”In their words22 September 2015Buzzfeed NewsRead the whole statement

“Of course black lives matter.”In their wordsAugust 2015Speech in Harlem (August 2015).Read the whole statement

2008Presidential Medal of FreedomAward2006Spingarn MedalAward2004Honorary Degree from Spelman CollegeAward1951Born18 September 1951

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Carson and President George W. Bush in 2008

Ben and Candy Carson with George and Laura Bush in 2008

Carson speaking at a campaign event in August 2015

Carson at a rally in August 2015

Carson and Sean Hannity in January 2016

Carson speaking before the Nevada caucuses in February 2016

Carson at the 2019 State of the Union

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We'd be Cuba if there were no Fox News.
6 November 2015 · CNN, Own words
I want people to see me as an honest person, a person who is actually willing to express what they believe.
12 October 2015 · As quoted in "Carson: I won't tell lies to get elected" (2015), by Jonathan Easley, The Hill, Own words
I personally believe that this theory that Darwin came up with was something that was encouraged by the adversary, and it has become what is scientifically, politically correct.
22 September 2015 · Buzzfeed News, Own words

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Presidential Medal of Freedom2008

Spingarn Medal2006

Honorary Degree from Spelman College2004

Library of Congress Living Legend

Horatio Alger Award

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Carson is one of the most prominent black conservatives in the United States.

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