Ben Carson Not Interested In A ‘Gladiator Fight’ With Donald Trump

Republican Presidential candidate Dr. Ben Carson during a speech to the Commonwealth Club public affairs forum Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2015, in San Francisco. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg)
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Retired neurosurgeon Dr. Ben Carson had a response on Thursday for real estate mogul Donald Trump’s contentious interview that questioned Carson’s faith and medical qualifications: I’m not interested.

“The media frequently wants to goad people into wars, into gladiator fights, you know,” Carson told the Washington Post. “And I’m certainly not going to get into that.”

Trump called Carson, the first surgeon to separate conjoined twins at the back of head, just “an OK doctor” during an interview with CNN’s “New Day” on Thursday morning. Trump attacked his closest competitor after Carson had questioned Trump’s faith.

In the newest CNN/ORC poll, Trump led the GOP field with 32 percent nationwide and Carson was his nearest competitor at 19 percent.

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  1. Avatar for mcbain mcbain says:

    Ben Carson Not Interested In A ‘Gladiator Fight’ With Donald Trump

    The popcorn industry does not agree.

  2. “Jimmy, have you ever seen a grown man naked?”

  3. "The media frequently wants to goad people into wars, into gladiator fights, you know,” Carson told the Washington Post. “And I’m certainly not going to get into that.”

    Dude…you aren’t a member of New Day. Roll up those sleeves now, before its too late.

  4. He has two choices:

    1. He can agree with everything Trump says, and hope Trump self destructs with the electorate

    or

    1. He can disagree with Trump, and invoke the wrath of Trump. If he chooses to ignore Trump at that point, his lack of standing up for himself and defending his position will kill him in the polls.

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