Dr. Ben Carson, shown at a Wednesday event in Panora, Iowa, accidentally singled out a fifth-grade boy when the Republican presidential candidate invoked a common refrain of his campaign.
Flailing Republican presidential candidate Ben Carson stumbled his way into the role of bully at an event in Iowa Thursday.
Carson asked a class of fifth graders, “Who’s the worst student?” and over a half-dozen kids pointed to their classmate in front of a crowd of 500 people in Cedar Rapids, The Des Moines Register reported.
The neurosurgeon turned candidate chuckled with those in attendance but explained, in a frequently used refrain, that his fifth grade class in Detroit had labeled him the “dumbest person in the world.”
Carson later met with the boy subjected to the finger-pointing, Seth of the Isaac Newton Christian Academy, and urged him to become a neurosurgeon, too, The Hill reported. The boy told reporters his feelings weren’t hurt.
Carson has plummeted to fourth place in Iowa’s GOP primary at 9% after leading the field at 29% on Oct. 31, according to a Real Clear Politics survey of Iowa polls. His campaign manager and communications director resigned late last month.
