Ben Carson turned down role in Trump's cabinet as he said he had 'no government experience'

[JonLP24]

Mr Carson said: 'Having me as a federal bureaucrat would be like a fish out of water, quite frankly'

Retired neurosurgeon and former presidential candidate Ben Carson reportedly turned down a high-profile role in Donald Trump’s government as he had "no government experience" and did not want to bring down his ally’s presidency.

Mr Carson’s close friend and business manager, Armstrong Williams, told The Hill that Mr Carson would only serve as an unofficial adviser.

Despite reports hat he had been offered the role of secretary of health and human services, Mr Williams said "everything was open to him" - and he refused.

"Dr Carson feels he has no government experience, he's never run a federal agency," he said.

"The last thing he would want to do was take a position that could cripple the presidency."
https://www.google.com/amp/www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/ben-carson-no-experience-cabinet-role-donald-trump-government-ally-presidential-candidate-a7419226.html%3Famp

LOL he ran for President but he's not qualified to run an agency.

[ericson00]

1. he runs for President, and then doesn't think he's qualified for Cabinet?

this guy should go back to Grain Pyramids.

[SammyWinstonJack]

2. HA!

[JI7]

3. many thought he ran to sell books and other things

[Cattledog]

4. He had moment of clarity

and realized that it was a real JOB.

[JonLP24]

5. Next day kick

[AgadorSparticus]

6. He is being polite to the mafia.

That is something you say when you don't want a position but you can't say no. I have been in those situations before in toxic work environments. Ben Carson surprises me. I guess he is not as stupid as I thought. ...

[MineralMan]

7. But the SOB ran for President?

For pity's sake. We are truly screwed!

[spanone]

8. but he thought he was qualified to be PRESIDENT?????

[loyalsister]

9. Maybe not

My most cynical side speculates that he and Herman Cain were both encouraged to run in order to give that republicans plausible deniability for the rampant racism that took root after Obama was elected.

[spanone]

10. plausible

[tblue37]

11. Like most GOP andidates, it was a way of burnishing his national brand, selling books,

and otherwise making money from the process. He never intended to be president. (Neither did Donald, by the way.)