Donald Trump to Ben Carson: You’re Fired… From My VP Team

The Daily Beast ^ | May 20, 2016 | Gideon Resnick

[EveningStar]

Ben Carson has the ability to say everything he shouldn’t at exactly the wrong time.

Since the former neurosurgeon has taken up the role of working on Donald Trump’s vice presidential team, he has suggested that the candidate may pick a Democratic running mate, dropped she-who-must-not-be-named Sarah Palin as a potential pick and earlier generally questioned a number of the presumptive nominee’s habits from his Twitter use to lack of pragmatism.

So he was off the VP team in a hurry.

[irishjuggler]

Bingo. Fresh change of clothes and Dr Ben will be right back to being his usual buckle-stabbin’ Egyptology-spoutin’ veep-pickin’ self.

[Sacajaweau]

Terrible to look up and see the guy operating on you has his eyes closed.

[sagar]

He would get confused walking the hallway and would need somebody to escort him out of that predicament.

[RitaOK]

Could not agree more. West has that adrenalin fueled stillness look, of an already lit fuse about to go off.

A great patriot, he is. It is a shame I should shrink from silly appearances, from that ready-to-strike countenance.

[RitaOK]

LOL!!

[poconopundit]

..To the grainary... LOL

[exDemMom]

What, we don’t have 100 controlled experiments to achieve “al dente” ??? Just read the box???

Al dente pasta is easy, just boil it for the minimum time listed on the box. Even my husband can make perfect al dente pasta.

Disclaimer: I am a research scientist.

[HiTech RedNeck]

I’m kidding I’m kidding I’m kidding...

[HiTech RedNeck]

Might there even be a time to muse? (Duck’n & runn’n)

[ladyjane]

Whether there was a firing or not ...

Anybody who works for Trump in a highly visible position will be at risk whenever they leave that position. People will always whisper that he/she was fired.

[HiTech RedNeck]

Well it would have been as a result of not coming near enough to perfection to satisfy the demanding Donald. Not everyone has to win the top honors the first time off, to be a success in some other arena and even to make top honors later in life.

I’d sooner be known as a Donald reject than, say, a monastery reject....

[The Citizen Soldier]

We should believe this in toto because the media is always accurate and never chooses sides in political debates.

[HalfFull]

I did, and I really like the guy.

[Reno89519]

No surprise. I really do not think Carson fit for any role beyond retiree. Maybe surgeon general, which is more role model and speaker but definitely nothing demanding management and discipline.

[MagillaX]

If it is in the news it must be true. Just another hit piece.

[patriot08]

Good. Thanks. :)

[Hugin]

Why did Trump hire this clown anyway?

Nine delegates? Remember he hired him when they were still questioning if Trump would get to 1237 before the convention.

[Bon mots]

[patriot08]

Ben Carson, surgeon general. Good idea.

[patriot08]

How about Newt for VP? He knows his way around, very Conservative, smart and well liked.

If he had rather not have him for VP, he could benefit by using Newt more in his campaigning.

And it looks like Newt could certainly pick a good VP for Donald if anybody could.