Ben Carson belittles George Floyd protests: ‘I grew up at a time when there was real systemic racism’

AlterNet logoSecretary of Housing and Urban Development Ben Carson once again showed the public he is really drinking the president’s Kool-Aid on racism in America. The respected neurosurgeon turned laughable President Donald Trump apologist piled comparison on top of comparison Sunday on CNN in order to paint George Floyd’s death as an exception and not the rule on police brutality. Video shows a white cop kneeling on Floyd’s neck for more than eight minutes before he later died in Minneapolis police custody.

Following his death and the mass protests it triggered throughout the nation, CNN’s Jake Tapper asked Carson, “do you think systemic racism is a problem in law enforcement agencies in the United States.”

Let’s say this. I grew up at a time when there was real systemic racism,” Carson responded. Continue reading.