Ben Carson Apologizes for Comments on Gay Prisoners
The retired neurosurgeon walked back remarks he made about whether being gay is a choice.
Dr. Ben Carson speaks as the keynote speaker at the Wake Up America gala Event September 5, 2014 at the Westin Kierland Resort in Scottsdale, Arizona.
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Ben Carson did not mean to offend.
One day after forming an exploratory committee to help him decide whether to run for president in 2016, Carson, the retired neurosurgeon, found himself in hot water after asserting that the experience of some prison inmates proved that being gay is a societal choice.