President Donald Trump met with Rep. Elijah Cummings (D-Md.) in the Oval Office Wednesday to discuss rising prescription drug prices. Cummings, a senior member of the Congressional Black Caucus, also took the opportunity to explain to Trump that some of his language directed toward African American communities has been “hurtful.”…
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Ben Carson on Why He’s Qualified to be HUD Secretary: ‘I Grew Up in the Inner City’
President-elect Donald Trump has tapped a retired neurosurgeon to become the next secretary of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Dr. Ben Carson. Carson, who dropped out of the 2016 presidential race in March and backed Trump, has yet to publicly issue an acceptance of the position….
Trump: Black Americans Live in 'Ghettos'
Trump promised to solve the problems Black Americans face living in “ghettos” on Thursday at a rally in Toledo, Ohio. The Republican nominee, stumbling over his words at some points, said to the crowd: “And we’re gonna work on our g-ghettos, our and so, you take a look at what’s…