Dr. Ben Carson, a conservative Republican and retired neurosurgeon, endorsed President Donald J. Trump for his 2024 reelection bid during a speech in Sioux City, Iowa.
Carson emphasized the importance of maintaining a republic and expressed his full endorsement of Trump.
He previously ran for president in 2016 and served as the United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development under the Trump administration. (Trending: Joe Biden Historic Take Down of Guns)
Trump’s speech in Iowa marked the end of a busy weekend of campaigning, with the Iowa caucuses set to take place on January 15.
Dr. Ben Carson endorses Donald J. Trump for President! pic.twitter.com/JLfPfDxNNQ
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“You know, Benjamin Franklin was asked in 1787 after they finished the Constitutional Convention, ‘Sir, what do we have here? A monarchy or a republic?’”
“He said, ‘A republic, IF you can keep it.’ The way we can keep it is we can put Donald J. Trump back in office!”
“And as I stand here today, I’m going to offer my most confident and full endorsement of Donald J. Trump.” (Trending: Donald Trump Is A ‘Cockroach’ That Just Won’t Go Away)
He called Trump “his friend” as well as America’s friend.