Trump vs Carson takes center stage at Orlando Republican summit
- 8 years ago
Republican presidential candidate Ben Carson shrugged off an angry rant from rival Donald Trump on Friday after the bombastic billionaire tested the patience of the party's base by saying Carson had pathological tendencies similar to a child molester.
“I expect that kind of thing," Carson said in Greenville, S.C., when asked about Trump's comments.
"That's what's been going on in our country for years... and I don't expect it to change any time soon but I don't have to get into it.”
Trump, frustrated that Carson has stolen the lead from him in polls of Iowa Republicans, launched a diatribe against the retired neurosurgeon at a rally in Fort Dodge, Iowa, on Thursday night.
"If you're pathological, there's no cure for that," Trump said.
"If you're a child molester, there's no cure.
They can't stop you."
“I expect that kind of thing," Carson said in Greenville, S.C., when asked about Trump's comments.
"That's what's been going on in our country for years... and I don't expect it to change any time soon but I don't have to get into it.”
Trump, frustrated that Carson has stolen the lead from him in polls of Iowa Republicans, launched a diatribe against the retired neurosurgeon at a rally in Fort Dodge, Iowa, on Thursday night.
"If you're pathological, there's no cure for that," Trump said.
"If you're a child molester, there's no cure.
They can't stop you."