Yeah... why was Carson hanging back? That was weird. Trump appeared to hang back as well. What do you suppose was going on?
Ben Carson did not hear his name called because the audience was making too much noise. So he waited. Other candidates were called and just walked by Carson. Trump waited with Carson so he wouldn’t be left standing there by himself. Finally, Carson’s name was called again. Trump waited for Carson’s welcoming applause to die down before he entered.
Class act.
I believe that Dr. Carson just didn’t hear the signal that he was supposed to proceed to the stage. I noticed how the others directly after him, not sure who they were, just breezed on by him without a thought. It was Mr. Trump who clued in that he was standing there when he shouldn’t have been, and perhaps thought that something was wrong.
I though it was very telling that he stopped and stayed with Dr. Carson and made sure there wasn’t a problem, then they both went out individually after they were called upon. It showed character, IMHO.