Grown man Ben Carson blames his wife for the $31,000 dining room set

One of the most powerful men in government, Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson, is terrified of desks.

Carson disclosed his highly un-understandable anxiety in a House Appropriations Committee hearing on Tuesday. The Secretary was asked to speak about the $31,000 dining set he recently tried to purchase for his office. Carson then used the opportunity to pass the buck. First, he blamed formidable desks. 

Then, he blamed his wife, who… does not serve in government.

Here’s Carson’s version of events:

“People were being stuck by nails, a chair had collapsed with somebody sitting in it,” Carson told the committee.  Read more…

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