Does Dr. Ben Carson even remember Samuel Pierce? The late attorney held the job Carson has been nominated for–Secretary of Housing and Urban Development–during the Reagan administration. He was the sole African-American member of the Reagan cabinet–as Carson will almost assuredly be during the Trump administration–and, well, let’s just say it wasn’t exactly smooth sailing: […]
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