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President Donald Trump announced former Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, Dr. Ben Carson, will serve as the National Faith Chairman for his 2024 presidential campaign.
Carson has long been involved as a Trump ally, previously serving in his administration after running as a GOP presidential candidate in 2016.
“Kamala Harris and the radical left have waged war on America’s faith community since the day they took office. Her selection of Governor Tim Walz as her Vice-Presidential nominee solidifies their commitment to intensifying those efforts,” Trump wrote in a statement released from his campaign website late Friday.
“Ben Carson, a man of unwavering faith, is the perfect person to work with leaders of the faith community on behalf of the campaign to promote the protection of religious freedom and prosperity in our country,” he added.
Trump also expressed his excitement about working with Carson again during the important final weeks of the presidential campaign.
“Nobody was a bigger champion for the faith community than me, and I look forward to working with Ben Carson to fight back against Kamala Harris’ war on faith and making America great again in November,” Trump said.
Carson also shared his own comments in the statement, reflecting on the importance of faith in America.
“Since America’s founding nearly 250 years ago, our country has served as a beacon of freedom, hope, and prosperity for the world. President Trump believes America’s best days are ahead, and in order to reestablish ourselves as ‘that shining city upon a hill,’ we must acknowledge we are One Nation Under God,” he wrote.
“I’m honored to serve as his National Faith Chairman and will work diligently with the faith community to get him elected. There is only one candidate in this race that has defended religious liberty and supported Americans of faith. That candidate is Donald J. Trump,” he concluded.
Carson is known for his work as a surgeon who performed the first successful separation of conjoined twins in 1987. He later wrote the bestselling book “Gifted Hands” which was later released as a film.
The well-known medical and political leader was also a recipient of the Presidential Medal of Honor in 2008, presented by President George W. Bush.
