1 / 6Baltimore Ben CarsonHousing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson speaks during a news conference after touring the Hollins House, a high rise building housing seniors and persons with disab
ilities, during a trip to Baltimore, Wednesday, July 31, 2019. Carson highlighted the Hollins House, which has 130 one-bedroom units, as an opportunity zone where encourage investment and development in distressed communities. BALTIMORE — The only black member of President Donald Trump's cabinet is comparing Baltimore to a cancer patient whose illness can have a devastating effect if ignored.
U.S. Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson spoke Wednesday in the wake of tweets from Trump describing Baltimore as a"disgusting, rat and rodent infested mess" where"no human being would want to live." Carson worked in Baltimore for more than three decades and rose to fame for his groundbreaking surgeries at Johns Hopkins Hospital.He toured a high-rise building that's home to seniors and individuals with disabilities. His visit was not welcomed by everyone.
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