Ben Carson broke his silence round rumors of him becoming a member of the second Trump administration because the U.S. surgeon basic 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 Growth (HUD) from 2017 to 2021 through the first Trump administration, dispelled the false experiences in an X publish on Sunday.
“I’m excited to talk with President Trump about how I’ll proceed to advance the America First agenda, and I’m assembly with him within the close to future,” the retired neurosurgeon wrote.Â
“Nevertheless, opposite to experiences, I can’t be serving because the Surgeon Basic.”
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Former Housing and City Growth 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.Â
“Congratulations to my good good friend and the subsequent President of the US, @realdonaldtrump!!” Carson’s publish reads. “As I mentioned earlier at present, God just isn’t executed with our nation. Let’s get to work.”
The U.S. surgeon basic just isn’t a Cupboard-level place however continues to be a high-ranking position that  serves as the top of the U.S. Public Well being Service Commissioned Corps. The place is inside the U.S. Division of Well being and Human Providers (HHS).
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Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump and former HUD Secretary Ben Carson (Scott Olson through Getty Pictures/File)
“The U.S. Surgeon Basic is the Nation’s Physician, offering People with the most effective scientific info accessible on the way to enhance their well being and cut back the chance of sickness and harm,” the HHS’s web site explains. “The Surgeon Basic oversees the U.S. Public Well being Service (USPHS) Commissioned Corps, an elite group of over 6,000 uniformed officers who’re public well being 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 schooling.
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 through Getty Pictures)
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Trump most lately introduced on Saturday that Liberty Power CEO Chris Wright will be part of his Cupboard as secretary of power. He known as Wright “a number one technologist and entrepreneur in power.”Â
