Ben Carson defends Barr’s comment comparing coronavirus lockdowns to slavery

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Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson defended Attorney General William Barr after he linked the coronavirus lockdowns to slavery.

Barr made the comments on Wednesday during a question-and-answer session at Hillsdale College in Michigan, where he said the national lockdowns were the “greatest intrusion of civil liberties” in U.S. history since slavery.

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