WASHINGTON, DC–For the last several days President-elect Trump has been publicly pondering various names to head his Justice and Defense and State Departments. Now he is turning his attention to the Department of Housing and Urban Development and the name he has floated is a familiar one — erstwhile Republican presidential candidate and retired neurosurgeon Ben Carson.
On Tuesday Trump tweeted he was “seriously considering” Carson for the position.
I am seriously considering Dr. Ben Carson as the head of HUD. I've gotten to know him well–he's a greatly talented person who loves people!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 22, 2016
And, according to a news report by The Associated Press, Trump has in fact formally offered Carson the position. The AP cited unnamed sources for its report. Indeed Carson all but said the offer had been made while interviewed on Fox News's “Your World with Neil Cavuto.”
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Erika Morphy
Erika Morphy has been writing about commercial real estate at GlobeSt.com for more than ten years, covering the capital markets, the Mid-Atlantic region and national topics. She's a nerd so favorite examples of the former include accounting standards, Basel III and what Congress is brewing.
