President Trump and Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Ben Carson. (NICHOLAS KAMM/AFP via Getty Images)
When asked if Trump could run for president of the United States again, Carson told the Washington Examiner, “Absolutely, there’s no question about it.”
Carson said he had spoken with Trump in recent days and that the former president wants to focus on the 2022 midterm elections and somehow regain his ability to use social media. Trump himself had told the media last week that he was considering joining another social media platform or creating his own.
“It may sound a little strange, but in a sense it’s good that the Democrats are in control because people can see what kind of people they really are and what they really want to do. If that hadn’t happened, I don’t think most people would have been able to believe it.”
“Now it’s happening and it’s available for everyone to see. And once they recover from the shock, I think there will start to be a very big backlash.” He said.
Carson noted that voters may be upset with Democratic policies and believe they are violating Americans’ First Amendment rights.
“That’s the reason people come to this country from all over the world because they want to escape the authoritarian government that’s trying to take full control of their lives. That’s exactly where we’re headed.” He said.
Carson has founded the American Cornerstone Institute, a conservative advocacy group that will focus on election integrity issues.
He added in the interview, “One of the things I’m focused on is election integrity. If we can’t restore electoral integrity, then we’re going to have a monopoly (on Democrats) and it’s going to continue and it’s only going to get worse.”
Several polls have found that Trump remains very popular among Republican voters.
A recent poll found that 73 percent of likely voters who support the Republican Party say its leaders should act “more like” Trump.
Note: Likely voters is an election term that refers to those who are likely to actually vote in the election and is more reflective of the true voting results, as opposed to registered voters.
The Rasmussen Reports survey also found that 42 percent of likely voters said “the recent impeachment against Trump has not changed their opinion of the former president much.
Meanwhile, 29 percent of all voters say the impeachment has made them think less of Trump, while 28 percent say they feel more favorably about him after his second impeachment, according to the Rasmussen survey.
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