Ben Carson: America Is Like A Cruise Ship Heading Toward Niagra Falls

Presidential candidate Dr. Ben Carson speaks to a small gathering of media during a visit to Alpha Omega Veterans Services on Sunday, Feb. 28, 2016. (Mike Brown/The Commercial Appeal via AP)
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In an interview with Fox News on Monday morning, former Republican presidential candidate and Trump surrogate Ben Carson warned that America was on the wrong track, one that could be irreversible.

“America right now is like a cruise ship that is about to go off of Niagara Falls with tremendous carnage and death,” Carson said according to a report from Politico.

Carson argued that the ship could start to be turned around if only someone would “recognize the problem.”

During the same interview, Carson argued that a third party candidate could boost Democratic presidential frontrunner Hillary Clinton.

“I’m hoping that whoever that third party candidate is will stop for a moment and think about what the implications are of allowing Hillary Clinton or someone like her to get in there,” Carson said according to Politico. “They get two to four Supreme Court picks and completely change the nature of this country.”

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