Republican presidential hopeful and retired neurosurgeon Dr. Ben Carson told Bloomberg Politics on Friday that he plans to stay above the fray if his rival, Donald Trump, continues to attack him.
The fresh round of Trump zingers came after Carson surpassed Trump in two polls in Iowa.
“It really depends on whether he’s a gentleman or not. I guess we’ll find out. If he does attack me, I will continue to talk about the issues,” Carson told Bloomberg’s Mark Halperin and John Heilemann.
Carson also said in his interpersonal interactions with Trump, he has been a “gentleman.”
“I think there’s another element sometimes when he’s on camera,” Carson said.
The doctor said he’s not interested in hosting NBC’s “Saturday Night Live,” which Trump is scheduled to host on Nov. 7. For a frame of reference, presidential candidates and presidents have appeared and/or hosted the sketch-comedy show since 1977. The first was Ralph Nader.
The full interview is set to air Friday at 5 p.m. EST on Bloomberg’s show “With All Due Respect.”
Watch the clip, from Bloomberg Politics below:
