Journalists spread out of context Ben Carson quote

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Multiple journalists skewered Ben Carson during his Thursday hearing before the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee after he seemed to make a remark to Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., that he would not “do anything that will help any American” as Housing and Urban Development secretary even though the full quote reveals the opposite.

The former GOP presidential candidate had an extended back-and-forth with Warren about President-elect Trump and whether he would direct any money as secretary that would benefit Trump and his real estate holdings.

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