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Ben Carson Backs Trump, Says Baltimore Homes Were 'Infested' With Rats, Roaches

Speaking on Fox News, HUD Secretary Ben Carson, said he faced a "horrible dilemma" as a doctor in the city and hesitated to send some young patients back to their Baltimore homes after procedures.

President Trump gave a shoutout to his Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson on Tuesday during his remarks at a ceremony marking 400 years of American democracy in the historic Virginia town of Jamestown.

"We're also very thankful as well to have with us Secretary Ben Carson. Ben, thank you very much wherever you may be."

A day earlier, Carson, the Trump

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