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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsSupremely Unqualified Ben Carson Is Reportedly Trumps Pick for HUD Secretary
By Osita Nwanevu-snip-
Armstrong Williams, Carsons business manager and friend, told the Hill earlier this month that Carson, who, as readers may recall, ran for the presidency of the United States, felt too inexperienced to run a federal agency. "Dr. Carson feels he has no government experience, he's never run a federal agency," Williams said. "The last thing he would want to do was take a position that could cripple the presidency.
HUD, which administers affordable housing programs and enforces housing regulations, impacts the lives of millions of the worst-off people in American society. Its Office of Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity is among the first lines of defense against those who wish to deny housing to minorities as Donald Trump and his father did for years. If Carson truly has qualms about taking a position where his inexperience could do real damage, he shouldnt accept Trumps offer. By contrast, Obama's first HUD Secretary, Shaun Donovan had been a HUD official in the Clinton administration and the head of the New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development. Julián Castro, the current secretary, was the mayor of San Antonio.
Of course, Carson isnt totally without qualifications for the job. For starters, hes lived in a city. Additionally ... well, thats about it, actually.
http://www.slate.com/blogs/the_slatest/2016/11/23/ben_carson_is_reportedly_trump_s_pick_for_hud_secretary.html?wpsrc=newsletter_slatest&sid=5388f1c6dd52b8e4110003de
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Supremely Unqualified Ben Carson Is Reportedly Trumps Pick for HUD Secretary (Original Post)
DonViejo
Nov 2016
OP
He's being put in the position to disestablish it or put it into another department
yeoman6987
Nov 2016
#1
yeoman6987
(14,449 posts)1. He's being put in the position to disestablish it or put it into another department
At a much lessor impact. Education to. Waiting for the EPA to be chosen. Those 3 trump wants gone along with homeland security. Nasty 4 years ahead.
Staph
(6,251 posts)2. I assume the reason that Dr. Carson was chosen
was that Trump considers Carson "urban" based on the color of his skin. After all, he grew up in a middle class neighborhood in Detroit!
malaise
(269,054 posts)3. A spokesperson denied this n/t
DonViejo
(60,536 posts)6. Who's lying, the Spokesperson or...
Carson says he's been offered HUD secretary job
http://www.politico.com/blogs/donald-trump-administration/2016/11/ben-carson-cabinet-hud-trump-231772
Ben Carson is a candidate for HUD secretary, Trump says
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/wp/2016/11/22/ben-carson-is-a-candidate-for-hud-secretary-trump-says/
Dr. Ben Carson Confirms He Was Offered HUD Secretary
http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2016/11/trump-floats-dr-ben-carson-for-hud-secretary.html
http://www.politico.com/blogs/donald-trump-administration/2016/11/ben-carson-cabinet-hud-trump-231772
Ben Carson is a candidate for HUD secretary, Trump says
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/wp/2016/11/22/ben-carson-is-a-candidate-for-hud-secretary-trump-says/
Dr. Ben Carson Confirms He Was Offered HUD Secretary
http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2016/11/trump-floats-dr-ben-carson-for-hud-secretary.html
edhopper
(33,587 posts)4. Yeah but he's black
and Nikki Haley is a person of color.
Apparently that is all that is needed for these jobs.
Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin
(108,033 posts)5. Tokens
LisaL
(44,973 posts)7. He will fit right in then.