But for the most part, Mr. Carson sought to distance himself from the purchase, saying that he had delegated most of the decision-making to his wife and top aides, including his executive assistant. “I left it to my wife, you know, to choose something. More disturbing are the false public statements, compounded by the roles that the secretary’s family has taken in the department. On Tuesday, Mr. Carson defended that decision, saying that his son had not profited from his father’s government post. Advertisement Continue reading the main story“HUD’s ethics counsel suggested it might look funny, but I’m not a person who spends a lot of time thinking about how something looks,” Mr. Carson said.

Source: New York Times March 20, 2018 15:23 UTC