The same must be true about Rick Perry.
Perry is now Secretary of Energy. I am stunned at how low key he’s been since the beginning of this presidency.
It’s helpful that he is. During the 2016 campaign, Rick Perry struck me as a natural showboat and front man. I guess it’s all working out for both him and the president. I rarely hear anything about Rick Perry plus or minus.
He’s even less public that Dr. Ben Carson. Dr. Ben has already announced his plans to retire at the end of Trump’s first term.
I don’t think he wanted to be in charge of HUD, but was asked by the president to stay on. Dr. Ben has never struck me as media savvy, a showboat, front man or someone who enjoyed the limelight. He is a fine surgeon and most likely a good medical instructor. That’s where he shines, in the hospital.
I agree, Lee. Perry is allowing Trump to stay in the limelight, and the energy sector is perfect for an ex-governor of Texas.
He could arise in 2024.
And it makes sense what your say about Ben. High quality guy, but a low key and cerebral man, not well-suited to be a politician.
Agree that he is not a showboat; but he was first offered the job of Surgeon General and then Secretary of Education, but he chose HUD. He found billions of accounting errors and fraud in HUD, for starters. That alone has contributed enormously. He has also interfaced quietly with black sports and entertainment figures who want to help urban blight but do not want the publicity of appearing to support Trump.
Dr. Carson is a man of integrity. He has also battled cancer in the past, so maybe he needs to take some time off. Many people leave after two years, much less four.