Dr. Ben Carson, a possible contender for former President Donald Trump’s running mate, made the case on Sunday for why more black Americans may vote for the Republican ticket this election cycle.
During an interview on CNN’s “State of the Union,” anchor Jake Tapper asked Carson if Trump could improve his numbers after getting 12% of the black vote — including 19% of black men — in the 2020 contest against now-President Joe Biden.
“I think, you know, black Americans are no different than any other Americans,” said Carson, himself a black man who served as Secretary of Housing and Urban Development throughout the Trump administration.
“They feel the pinch of the inflation. You know, they know what it feels like when they have to go fill up their gas tank,” he said. “They see the crime that’s running rampant, that people, repeat offenders are being let out of prison…
