Ben Carson broke his silence round rumors of him becoming a member of the second Trump administration because the U.S. surgeon normal on Sunday, however famous that he plans to talk with President-elect Donald Trump quickly.
Carson, who served because the secretary of Housing and City Improvement (HUD) from 2017 to 2021 through the first Trump administration, dispelled the false studies in an X publish on Sunday.
“I am excited to speak with President Trump about how I will continue to advance the America First agenda, and I am meeting with him in the near future,” the retired neurosurgeon wrote.
“However, contrary to reports, I will not be serving as the Surgeon General.”
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Former Housing and City Improvement Secretary Dr. Ben Carson speaks with Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump on the Republican Nationwide Conference on July 16, 2024, in Milwaukee. (Leon Neal/Getty Pictures)
Carson has been a vocal critic of the Biden administration and a staunch supporter of Trump. After the Republican chief received the Nov. 5 election in a landslide victory, Carson shared his congratulations.
“Congratulations to my good friend and the next President of the United States, @realdonaldtrump!!” Carson’s publish reads. “As I said earlier today, God is not done with our country. Let’s get to work.”
The U.S. surgeon normal is just not a Cupboard-level place however continues to be a high-ranking function that serves as the pinnacle of the U.S. Public Well being Service Commissioned Corps. The place is inside the U.S. Division of Well being and Human Companies (HHS).
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Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump and former HUD Secretary Ben Carson (Scott Olson by way of Getty Pictures/File)
“The U.S. Surgeon General is the Nation’s Doctor, providing Americans with the best scientific information available on how to improve their health and reduce the risk of illness and injury,” the HHS’s web site explains. “The Surgeon General oversees the U.S. Public Health Service (USPHS) Commissioned Corps, an elite group of over 6,000 uniformed officers who are public health professionals.”
Carson’s feedback come as a number of positions in Trump’s incoming Cupboard are nonetheless up for grabs, together with secretary of transportation, secretary of commerce and secretary of the treasury.
Trump additionally has but to announce his picks for HUD secretary, secretary of agriculture and secretary of training.
President Trump is proven throughout a Cupboard assembly together with HUD Secretary Ben Carson on the White Home on Nov. 19, 2019. (MANDEL NGAN/AFP by way of Getty Pictures)
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Trump most not too long ago introduced on Saturday that Liberty Power CEO Chris Wright will be part of his Cupboard as secretary of vitality. He referred to as Wright “a leading technologist and entrepreneur in energy.”
