Republican presidential candidate Ben Carson has been telling a story for years of a violent past that led to his religious awakening
But on Monday’s episode of “The Daily Show,” host Trevor Noah remained unconvinced of the retired neurosurgeon’s quest for street cred, which included a story of Carson attempting to stab a close relative.
“What a great moral to a story. Ran away with this knife, stabs a kid and was like, ‘I’m enjoying this. I should find a job where I can do this all the time,’ ” Noah said, alluding to Carson’s career choice.
But there’s controversy about just “how hard” Ben Carson is, Noah said.
“The media is saying, ‘Those rumors about you having a clean record and you being an upstanding member of society, those things are true!’ And Ben Carson’s like, ‘Bullshit! I’m dangerous! And I try to kill people and I’m a bad person and I should be President!’ ” Noah said. “What world are we living in? This is like the opposite of a witch trial.”
Watch the clip, from Comedy Central, below:
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It’s all about being the toughest mofo in the race. Carson - “I was NOT a nerd! I was a badass - I stabbed someone, and tried to kill my mother!” Rubio - “Oh, yeah? Well my dad was Castro’s right hand man! He overthrew Batista single-handedly!” Bush - “You wimps got nothin’ - I eat nails before breakfast!”
Any resemblance to a bunch of five-year-olds on a playground is not the least bit coincidental.
Trevor Noah is getting more relaxed and is taking command of his show. At first was not sure of him, but I think he is doing a really good job. The writing is still top notch.
How right you are. Mr. Noah is finding his own voice. He definitely has something on which to build.
Amazing Grace, how sweet the sound
I once was lost and now I’m found
They write hymns about me, I’m so converted.
Note, Carson’s so called victims are all relatives, none of whom are likely to speak against him.