‘Marxist-Driven Organization’: Ben Carson Blasts Black Lives Matter

Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Ben Carson criticized Black Lives Matter as a “Marxist-driven organization” during a Wednesday night appearance on “The Story with Martha MacCallum.”

Carson’s appearance came as President Donald Trump drew heavy criticism for characterizing a painted Black Lives Matter mural in New York City as “a symbol of hate.”

Fox News anchor Martha MacCallum asked the former brain surgeon whether he felt like there was a “danger” to the “Marxist ideology” of the group’s foundation beginning to extend to the broader social justice movement.

“Well, we are really talking about two different things,” Carson responded. “Do black lives matter? I think everybody would agree that they do. But we are talking about something else when we are talking about a movement that espouses things like taking down the model of Western family structure, talking about defunding the police, and the host of things on their website, the Marxist influence. These are things that are antithetical to the American m... (Read more)

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