Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Ben Carson meeting with lawmakers and advocates in Lexington, Ky., last month. (Philip Scott Andrews/For The Washington Post). It was Christmastime in Washington, and Ben Carson couldn't stop talking about the apocalypse. read more
Asked if he'd formally been offered the job, Carson said, "We have had offers, yes," and that the HUD position "was one of the offers on the table." Cavuto carefully asked the decorated neurosurgeon what the hell he knows about housing and/or urban development. read more
“But unlike previous HUD secretaries under Republican presidents, Carson is entirely lacking in qualifications, and is unlikely to champion any aspect of HUD's mission.” Richard Nixon’s HUD secretary, George Romney, had been governor of Michigan. read more