Former Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson revealed Sunday that he and former President Donald Trump have discussed what the two of them can do “to save this country” amid speculation that Trump might select Carson to be his vice presidential candidate.
Carson previously ran for president as a Republican candidate in the 2016 presidential election, though Trump ended up winning the Republican nomination and the general election. While discussing the current status of the United States, which Carson said is “in trouble,” he was asked if Trump had contacted him about the possibility of being his vice president.
“I don’t want to talk about what we’ve talked about, but we’ve talked about what can we do to save this country and that we will work together to make sure that America remains America,” Carson said on Fox News’s Sunday Morning Futures with Maria Bartiromo.
Carson also criticized the current state of the U.S. government, specifically for “compromising” the U.S. Department of Justice and “using it to injure your opponents politically.” Trump has criticized President Joe Biden for utilizing federal agencies to attempt to halt his presidential campaign and hinted at doing the same to his opponents should he win in 2024.
“These are things that occur in China and Russia and Cuba,” Carson said. “Those are not things that are supposed to occur in this country.”
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The possibility of Carson being Trump’s vice presidential candidate was discussed by Donald Trump Jr. earlier this month, during which he said he would love to see a Trump/Carson 2024 ticket. However, he also stated he believes that Carson is “almost too nice for politics.”
Other potential candidates Trump is reportedly considering for his vice president include Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-NY), Arizona Senate candidate Kari Lake, and Gov. Kristi Noem (R-SD).
