The GOP candidate said his upbringing in poverty was ‘night-and-day different’ from president’s childhood in Indonesia: ‘He didn’t grow up like I grew up’Retired neurosurgeon Ben Carson said the conception that Barack Obama can relate to “the experience of black Americans is a bit of a stretch” because the president was “raised white”.
Asked in an interview with Politico’s Glenn Thrush to recall his reaction at witnessing the election of the first black US president,Carson said: “Like most Americans, I was proud that we broke the color barrier. But I also recognize that [Obama’s] experience and my experience are night-and-day different.”Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com