‘Think For Yourself’: Ben Carson Trashes Dems, GOP, Media as He Opens His 2016 Campaign
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Conservative author and retired neurosurgeon Ben Carson officially launched his 2016 White House bid by trashing politicians from both major parties, and urged voters to trust their own judgment.
“I think it’s time for the people to rise up and take the government back,” he said on a stage in Detroit.
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