Oreo? Amway? HUD secretary Ben Carson doesn't seem to know much about housing
Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson was stumped during his Tuesday testimony before the House Financial Services Committee when asked by Rep. Katie Porter, D-Calif., about foreclosure rates for real-estate owned, or REO, properties. Carson seemed unfamiliar with the term, confusing it with Oreo cookies.
— Rep. Katie Porter May 21, 2019 In another contentious exchange with Rep. Joyce Beatty, D-Ohio, Carson was asked once again about the office Office of Minority and Women Inclusion and, once again, drew a blank.Beatty:"OMWI?"— CSPAN May 21, 2019 Rep. Lee Zeldin, R-N.Y., defended Carson, calling Beatty’s question “unfair.” Zeldin noted that HUD doesn’t have an “Office of Minority and Women Incusion” under that name.
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