U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson delivered his first speech to HUD employees on Monday, prompting a quick response from the internet from one phrase-gone-wrong.
In his speech, Carson spoke about the U.S.’s foundations, and referred to slaves as some of America’s first immigrants.
“That’s what America is about, a land of dreams and opportunity,’’ he said. “There were other immigrants who came here in the bottom of slave ships, worked even longer, even harder for less. But they too had a dream that one day their sons, daughters, grandsons, granddaughters, great-grandsons, great-granddaughters, might pursue prosperity and happiness in this land.”
This quickly set the internet on fire as everyone took to Twitter to vent their frustration with the secretary’s comparison. Indeed, as of close of business on Monday, Ben Carson was the #1 topic trend on the social chat website.
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