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Ben Carson Faceplants When He Tries To Defend Trump By Comparing Him To Al Capone

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.”

As the old saying goes, There are none so blind as those who refuse to see, as Twitter users reminded the misguided Dr. Carson.

 

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Melania Trump Decided To Endorse Ben Carson’s New Book – Big Mistake

Remember Ben Carson? Sure you do. He’s the guy who went from doing brain surgery on kids to being the worst Secretary of Housing and Urban Development in U.S. history. Carson’s only qualification for the post was that as a child he’d lived in government housing because his family was poor.

And now Dr. Carson is back, but not to save anyone’s life, which he’s really good at, but to plug a book he’s written entitled Why America Matters.

What’s the book about? Here’s a brief synopsis from Google Books, which was likely written by Carson’s publisher:

Why America Matters is a children’s book about the Judeo-Christian values of America and its founding, and the importance of the Four Pillars of the American Cornerstone Institute: Faith, Liberty, Community, Life.

Through rhymes and colorful illustrations, readers understand how our founding values continue with today’s patriotic Americans.

That certainly sounds like a very noble endeavor. The “pillars” of faith, liberty, community, and life have indeed been essential to this republic since we declared our independence from Great Britain back in 1776.

Is Ben Carson the best person to write such a book? That’s debatable, but he has as much right to pen a tome as anyone, and he is indeed a well-known man who has a accomplished a great deal in his life.

To help sell the book, former First Lady Melania Trump decided to write a glowing “review” on Twitter (along with a staged photo sitting next to Carson that looks like something both of them probably hated immensely.)

Also, Melania’s review of the book consists of two sentences she tweeted along with the photo:

If you look closely at those two sentences, you’ll notice that Melania didn’t even manage to get the book title correct. She has it as Why American Matters. Is her English really that bad even though she’s been living here for decades?

Also, be sure and catch the two hashtags Mel used: #FosteringTheFuture #BeBest.

Here’s one she needs to add: #IDontRead. That would cover her and the dunce she’s married to.

Want to know why America matters? Because when this country takes a turn towards fascism and autocracy, we vote the grifting douchebags out of office.

Yeah, that includes you, too, Melania.