(NewsNation) — Ben Carson wants to better the United States in any capacity, including as a vice president alongside former President Donald Trump, the former United States secretary of housing and urban development under Trump said on NewsNation’s “The Hill.”
When asked whether he’d accept the job given the chance, Carson said: “I am dedicated to saving this country … whether I do that from inside the government or outside the government, you can count on the fact that I’m going to be doing it.”
Carson ran for office in 2016 but failed to make it through the Republican primaries, with Trump winning the party’s nomination instead. Carson later endorsed him.
Eight years later, Carson told NewsNation’s “The Hill Sunday” he has not had a conversation about the VP pick yet despite Trump proclaiming he has chosen his running mate already.
“I would prayerfully consider doing that,” he said. “Asking God what would be the best role for me in trying to save our country and to bring us back.”
Following Thursday’s first presidential debate, critics on both sides of the aisle have called for a reevaluation of President Joe Biden‘s reelection bid, claiming his performance was concerning of a nominee.
Carson echoed that sentiment on “The Hill,” adding that it’s not age but competency that decides whether someone should be in a powerful position.
“If you were a patient and you’re about to have surgery, and somebody like Joe Biden showed up, would you undergo that surgery?” he asked. “Would you get on an airplane if somebody like him showed up as a pilot? Would you let somebody like that drive the school bus your kid was on? Of course, you wouldn’t.”
Sources close to the Biden campaign confirmed with NewsNation that the incumbent president has no plans to withdraw from the race.