Former Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Ben Carson managed to condemn his former boss, Donald Trump, and humiliate himself during a Wednesday evening appearance on CNN.
Speaking with host Abby Phillip, Carson was asked why he still supports Trump for the 2024 GOP presidential nomination at a time when some Republicans are saying it would be a mistake to nominate the ex-president again.
“What are they seeing that you’re not seeing?” Phillip asked.
Carson responded, “I think the better question is, what are they not seeing. If we allow our Justice Department to be weaponized, we will have lost something very precious and important.”
The CNN host countered, “But what evidence do you have that the Justice Department has been weaponized against Trump specifically? There’s no evidence of that.”
And that’s when Carson made the Trump-Capone comparison that set off a wave of laughter and mockery on social media.
“Well, let’s put it this way. Al Capone, who was a notorious killer, had one indictment, and Donald Trump has four indictments. That would tell you something right there.”
That led Phillip to note, “I don’t think that’s evidence of anything except that Donald Trump has allegedly committed conduct that has resulted in indictments.”
Carson, however, doubled down:
“I don’t think that’s evidence of anything except that Donald Trump has allegedly committed conduct that has resulted in indictments.”
Phillip : What evidence do you have that the DOJ has been weaponized against Trump?
Carson: Al Capone had one indictment. Trump has four.
Phillip: I don’t think that’s evidence of anything except that Trump allegedly has committed conduct that has resulted in indictments pic.twitter.com/8a9tQOPBD6
— Acyn (@Acyn) November 2, 2023
As the old saying goes, There are none so blind as those who refuse to see, as Twitter users reminded the misguided Dr. Carson.
You can see his brain moving at the speed of a sputtering Yugo.
— Machine Pun Kelly 🇺🇦 (@KellyScaletta) November 2, 2023
I guess she doesn’t know that Al Capone was a notorious mobster, so she can’t understand the comparison.
— Kelkat (@Tweetytweeter63) November 2, 2023
Carson confirming that Trump has been indicted more than Al Capone is an odd admission but ok.
— Denise Shearin 🌊 (@DeniseShearin) November 2, 2023
Another take on that: they have more on Trump than they had on Capone.
— Richard Levine (@RichardLevine6) November 2, 2023
Scratching my head at the comparisons to a notorious thug gangster… from his own people.
— Non-Human Biologic (@itouchcoral) November 2, 2023
— Scout 😷 🏳️🌈 🌻 (@ann51r) November 2, 2023
