Carson: There Are ‘Probably’ Better People For The White House Than Trump

In this March 11, 2016, photo, former Republican presidential candidate Ben Carson, left, speaks with Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump after a news conference at the Mar-A-Lago Club in Palm Beach, Fla. ... In this March 11, 2016, photo, former Republican presidential candidate Ben Carson, left, speaks with Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump after a news conference at the Mar-A-Lago Club in Palm Beach, Fla. "Florida loves Trump and I love Florida so I think I'm going to win Florida," Trump says. And if the polls are correct, Trump probably will win Florida. Although the GOP race’s only real Floridian _ Marco Rubio, the son of Cuban-American emigres, who was born in the 305 and received all of his degrees from Florida universities _ expects to win big in Tuesday’s primary. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky) MORE LESS
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Dr. Ben Carson said in a radio interview Sunday that there were “probably” better people other than Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump who could fix the government, The Hill reported.

Carson reportedly said that Trump “just like the rest of us” has “some major defects.”

“But I think he is willing to listen to other people. He may not say that publicly because there is a humility issue there that could perhaps use some polishing,” Carson said.

Carson has at times struggled to defend his own support for the real estate mogul after formally endorsing him last month.

“Nobody believes in the government anymore. Everybody believes that we are weak; we are weak on the world stage; we are not doing things that make sense economically,” Carson continued. “And he’s probably the person who is most likely to do that. Are there better people? Probably.”

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  1. It´s probably hot on the sun. It´s probably dark up your butt. It´s probably sunny in the Sahara. It´s probably wet in the ocean. …

  2. What better vote of confidence can Carson have in Trump than saying that, “There are probably better people for the WH than Trump?” Way to go, Ben! Old Ben would sell his soul to remain relevant, but he has no idea that almost everything he says is a big fail.

  3. Pick a random first name. Then pick a random middle name. Then pick a random last name. Find someone with that name. They would probably be better in White House than Trump.

  4. The real question is “are there any worse people for the White House?”…

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