(CNSNews.com) – HUD Secretary Dr. Ben Carson told CNN’s “State of the Union” on Sunday that he hopes the recent protests are the beginning of Black Lives Matters protesters “being concerned about the many young black men who will be killed in the streets of Chicago this weekend.”
When asked for his reaction to George Floyd’s murder and the protests in his name, Carson said, “Like just about everyone else, I was horrified to see the videos of that blatant and callous murder taking place and almost as horrified to see the other officers just standing there and not stopping this.
As far as the protests are concerned, I’m very proud of the people who engage in peaceful protest. That’s one of the pillars, one of the foundations of our nation, and we should always protect that. It is those who have taken advantage of that, hidden behind it, destroyed the livelihoods of the very people that they claim to be in favor of, those are the things that are particularly bothersome,” he said. …
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