Ben Carson: Slaves Were Immigrants Who Came Here And Worked Really Hard ‘For Less’ [Watch]

Dr. Ben Carson is making headlines-again, for what seems to be a real disconnect to the plight of African Americans.

During his debut speech as secretary of Housing and Urban Development Monday (Mar. 6), Carson started his speech by telling agency employees about the virtues of the “can-do” American society. Carson said this value system was best exemplified by slaves, whom he characterized as immigrants who came to the United States with very little and worked very hard.

“That’s what America is about,” Carson said. “A land of dreams and opportunity. There were other immigrants who came here in the bottom of slave ships, worked even longer, even harder for less. But they too had a dream that one day their sons, daughters, grandsons, granddaughters, great-grandsons, great granddaughters might pursue prosperity and happiness in this land.”

Of course, his choice of words didn’t go well with Black Twitter, who even featured legendary actor Samuel L. Jackson commenting on the remark.

OK!! Ben Carson….I can't! Immigrants ? In the bottom of SLAVE SHIPS??!! MUTHAFUKKA PLEASE!!!#dickheadedtom

— Samuel L. Jackson (@SamuelLJackson) March 6, 2017

But this isn’t the first time that Carson has received backlash for his lack of sensitivity towards African Americans, in 2014 Carson said the President Obama’s universal healthcare plan was “the worst thing that has happened in this nation since slavery.”

“And it is in a way, it is slavery in a way, because it is making all of us subservient to the government, and it was never about health care,” he added. “It was about control.”

Many have questioned Carson’s ability to run the HUD department due to his admitted lack of experience, however, the Senate approved Carson, to the job last week.

Check out the clip below.

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