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President-elect Donald Trump has offered retired neurosurgeon Dr. Ben Carson the position of Housing & Urban Development secretary, the Associated Press reported Tuesday.
The report said Carson, who also ran for the Republican presidential nomination and has no background in housing policy, will consider the post over the Thanksgiving holiday.
Trump had tweeted earlier that he was mulling over selecting Carson to lead the department, which oversees affordable housing, fair housing laws, funding for development projects, homelessness initiatives and other programs:
In an interview with Neil Cavuto of Fox News, Carson confirmed the report when asked Trump’s tweet.
Carson has no background in housing, so, when asked how fit he thought he was for the job, he said:
“I grew up in the inner city and have spent a lot of time there, and have dealt with a lot of patients from that area and recognize that we cannot have a strong nation if we have weak inner cities”.
Recall that Carson endorsed Trump just one week after pulling out of the presidential race.