*Editors Note: An earlier version of this article stated “second” term which has now been corrected to indicate “first” term.
Trump cabinet member Ben Carson has announced he intends to leave his position after President Trump finishes his first term.
According to Politico:
Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson will leave office at the end of President Donald Trump’s first term, he told Newsmax TV on Monday.
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Pressed on whether he would be interested in serving during a second Trump term, Carson responded, “I would be interested in returning to the private sector, because I think you have just as much influence — maybe more — there.”
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Carson is the only black member of Trump’s Cabinet, a point Gizzi raised as he asked Carson about former Trump lawyer Michael Cohen telling Congress last week that Trump is a racist.
“I think Cohen is trying to ingratiate himself to the people who hate Trump,” Carson said. “I’ve never seen anything that even remotely would remind me of racists, and believe me, I recognize a racist when I see them.”
Carson has advocated for budget cuts that have been rejected by Congress and has also been accused of weakening enforcement of fair housing standards.
