Dr. Ben Carson, former Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, walks through Statuary Hall ahead of U.S. President Joe Biden’s State of the Union Address in Washington, U.S., February 7, 2023. REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz 

Georgia Republican candidate for U.S. Senate Herschel Walker, joined by his wife Julie Blanchard and former U.S. Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson, campaigns at a rally, on the eve of the election in Kennesaw, Georgia, U.S. November 7, 2022. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst 

Former U.S. Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson campaigns for Georgia Republican candidate for U.S. Senate Herschel Walker at a rally, on the eve of the election in Kennesaw, Georgia, U.S. November 7, 2022. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst 

Former U.S. Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson campaigns for Georgia Republican candidate for U.S. Senate Herschel Walker at a rally, on the eve of the election in Kennesaw, Georgia, U.S. November 7, 2022. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst 

Georgia Republican candidate for U.S. Senate Herschel Walker with U.S. Senator Lindsay Graham (R-SC), former U.S. Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson and radio talk show host Clay Travis, rallies with supporters at a campaign stop, on the eve of the election in Kennesaw, Georgia, U.S. November 7, 2022. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst 

U.S. Senator Lindsay Graham (R-SC) throws a hat to the crowd as he and former U.S. Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson campaign for Georgia Republican candidate for U.S. Senate Herschel Walker at a rally, on the eve of the election in Kennesaw, Georgia, U.S. November 7, 2022. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst 

Ben Carson, former U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, speaks at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in Dallas, Texas, U.S., August 4, 2022. REUTERS/Shelby Tauber 

Ben Carson, former U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, speaks during the general session at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in Dallas, Texas, U.S., August 4, 2022. REUTERS/Go Nakamura 

Ben Carson, former U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, speaks during the general session at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in Dallas, Texas, U.S., August 4, 2022. REUTERS/Go Nakamura 

Ben Carson, former U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, signs books and greets attendees at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in Dallas, Texas, U.S., August 4, 2022. REUTERS/Shelby Tauber 

Former U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Ben Carson gives a speech during the Turning Point USA’s (TPUSA) Student Action Summit (SAS) held at the Tampa Convention Center in Tampa, Florida, U.S. July 22, 2022. REUTERS/Octavio Jones 

Ben Carson, former U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development listens during a campaign event for Mehmet Oz, U.S. Republican Senate candidate for Pennsylvania, in Bristol, Pennsylvania, U.S., April 21, 2022. REUTERS/Hannah Beier 

(L-R) Ben Carson, former U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development listens as Mehmet Oz, U.S. Republican Senate candidate for Pennsylvania, speaks during a campaign event for in Bristol, Pennsylvania, U.S., April 21, 2022. REUTERS/Hannah Beier 

Ben Carson, former U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development speaks as Mehmet Oz, U.S. Republican Senate candidate for Pennsylvania, listens during a campaign event for in Bristol, Pennsylvania, U.S., April 21, 2022. REUTERS/Hannah Beier 

Ben Carson, former U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development speaks during a campaign event for Mehmet Oz, U.S. Republican Senate candidate for Pennsylvania, in Bristol, Pennsylvania, U.S., April 21, 2022. REUTERS/Hannah Beier 

Ben Carson, former U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development listens as Mehmet Oz, U.S. Republican Senate candidate for Pennsylvania, speaks during a campaign event for in Bristol, Pennsylvania, U.S., April 21, 2022. REUTERS/Hannah Beier 

Ben Carson, former U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development listens as Mehmet Oz, U.S. Republican Senate candidate for Pennsylvania, speaks during a campaign event for in Bristol, Pennsylvania, U.S., April 21, 2022. REUTERS/Hannah Beier 

Mehmet Oz, U.S. Republican Senate candidate for Pennsylvania, listens to Ben Carson, former U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development as he speaks during his campaign event in Bristol, Pennsylvania, U.S., April 21, 2022. REUTERS/Hannah Beier 

Ben Carson, former U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development listens as Mehmet Oz, U.S. Republican Senate candidate for Pennsylvania, speaks during a campaign event for in Bristol, Pennsylvania, U.S., April 21, 2022. REUTERS/Hannah Beier 

Ben Carson, former U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development laughs as Mehmet Oz, U.S. Republican Senate candidate for Pennsylvania, speaks during a campaign event for in Bristol, Pennsylvania, U.S., April 21, 2022. REUTERS/Hannah Beier 

Ben Carson, former U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development looks on as Mehmet Oz, U.S. Republican Senate candidate for Pennsylvania, checks the blood pressure of an attendee during a campaign event for in Bristol, Pennsylvania, U.S., April 21, 2022. REUTERS/Hannah Beier 

People look on as Ben Carson, former U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development speaks as Mehmet Oz, U.S. Republican Senate candidate for Pennsylvania, listens during a campaign event in Bristol, Pennsylvania, U.S., April 21, 2022. REUTERS/Hannah Beier 

Rugby Union - Six Nations Championship - Ireland v England - Aviva Stadium, Dublin, Ireland - March 20, 2021 England's Ben Youngs celebrates their second try Pool via REUTERS/Niall Carson 

Rugby Union - Six Nations Championship - Ireland v England - Aviva Stadium, Dublin, Ireland - March 20, 2021 Ireland's Jacob Stockdale in action with England's Ben Youngs Pool via REUTERS/Niall Carson 

Rugby Union - Six Nations Championship - Ireland v England - Aviva Stadium, Dublin, Ireland - March 20, 2021 England's Ben Youngs in action with Ireland's Tadhg Beirne Pool via REUTERS/Niall Carson 

Dr. Ben Carson, former U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development is interviewed at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in Orlando, Florida, U.S. February 27, 2021. REUTERS/Octavio Jones 

U.S. Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson, attends an event where U.S. Vice President Mike Pence will receive the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine at the White House in Washington, U.S., December 18, 2020. REUTERS/Cheriss May 

A production staff member cleans the suit of U.S. Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson before he delivers a pre-recorded address on August 26 to be aired on the final day of the largely virtual 2020 Republican National Convention from the Mellon Auditorium in Washington, U.S., August 26, 2020. Picture taken August 26, 2020. REUTERS/Tom Brenner 

U.S. Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson delivers a pre-recorded address on August 26 to be aired on the final day of the largely virtual 2020 Republican National Convention from the Mellon Auditorium in Washington, U.S., August 26, 2020. Picture taken August 26, 2020. REUTERS/Tom Brenner 

U.S. Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson delivers a pre-recorded address on August 26 to be aired on the final day of the largely virtual 2020 Republican National Convention from the Mellon Auditorium in Washington, U.S., August 26, 2020. Picture taken August 26, 2020. REUTERS/Tom Brenner 

U.S. Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson delivers a pre-recorded address on August 26 to be aired on the final day of the largely virtual 2020 Republican National Convention from the Mellon Auditorium in Washington, U.S., August 26, 2020. Picture taken August 26, 2020. REUTERS/Tom Brenner 

U.S. Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson delivers a pre-recorded address on August 26 to be aired on the final day of the largely virtual 2020 Republican National Convention from the Mellon Auditorium in Washington, U.S., August 26, 2020. Picture taken August 26, 2020. REUTERS/Tom Brenner 

Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Ben Carson pays his respects at the casket of civil rights pioneer and longtime U.S. Representative John Lewis (D-GA), as it sits at the top of the East Front Steps of the U.S. Capitol for a public viewing in Washington, U.S., July 27, 2020. REUTERS/Al Drago 

Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Ben Carson pays his respects at the casket of civil rights pioneer and longtime U.S. Representative John Lewis (D-GA), as it sits at the top of the East Front Steps of the U.S. Capitol for a public viewing in Washington, U.S., July 27, 2020. REUTERS/Al Drago 

U.S. President Donald Trump is flanked by Vice President Mike Pence and Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Ben Carson as he speaks during a roundtable discussion on "America's seniors" in the Cabinet Room at the White House in Washington, U.S., June 15, 2020. REUTERS/Leah Millis 

U.S. President Donald Trump watches as Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Ben Carson gets a standing ovation after saying “We are not each other’s enemies” during a roundtable discussion with members of the faith community, law enforcement and small business at Gateway Church Dallas Campus in Dallas, Texas, U.S., June 11, 2020. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst 

U.S. President Donald Trump thrusts his fist as he stands in front of Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Ben Carson after deplaning from Air Force One arriving at Dallas Love Field Airport in Dallas, Texas, U.S., June 11, 2020. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst 

U.S. President Donald Trump thrusts his fist as he stands between Texas Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick, Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Ben Carson and U.S. Secret Service agents after deplaning from Air Force One arriving at Dallas Love Field Airport in Dallas, Texas, U.S., June 11, 2020. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst 

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a roundtable discussion with Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Ben Carson (2ndR) and other conservative black supporters in the Cabinet Room at the White House in Washington, U.S., June 10, 2020. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque 

U.S. President Donald Trump listens to Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Ben Carson as he meets with Carson and other conservative black supporters in the Cabinet Room at the White House in Washington, U.S., June 10, 2020. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque 

U.S. President Donald Trump listens to Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Ben Carson as he meets with Carson and other conservative black supporters in the Cabinet Room at the White House in Washington, U.S., June 10, 2020. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque 

Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, Ben Carson, arrives to testify before the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, in Washington, U.S. June 9, 2020. Astrid Riecken/The Washington Post/Pool via REUTERS 

Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, Ben Carson, and Mark Calabria, Director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency, testify before the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, in Washington, U.S. June 9, 2020. Win McNamee/Pool via REUTERS 

Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, Ben Carson, testifies before the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, in Washington, U.S. June 9, 2020. Win McNamee/Pool via REUTERS 

Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, Ben Carson, arrives for testimony before the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, in Washington, U.S. June 9, 2020. Win McNamee/Pool via REUTERS 

Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, Ben Carson, arrives for testimony before the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, in Washington, U.S. June 9, 2020. Win McNamee/Pool via REUTERS 

Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, Ben Carson, testifies before the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, in Washington, U.S. June 9, 2020. Win McNamee/Pool via REUTERS 

Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, Ben Carson, testifies before the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, in Washington, U.S. June 9, 2020. Win McNamee/Pool via REUTERS 

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a news briefing on the administration's response to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak as U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Ben Carson and Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Anthony Fauci listen at the White House in Washington, U.S., March 21, 2020. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts 

U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Ben Carson arrives before U.S. President Donald Trump delivers a statement about his acquittal in the East Room of the White House in Washington, U.S., February 6, 2020. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts 

U.S. President Donald Trump arrives with Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Ben Carson aboard Air Force One at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, U.S. December 7, 2019. REUTERS/Loren Elliott 

U.S. President Donald Trump arrives with Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Ben Carson aboard Air Force One at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, U.S. December 7, 2019. REUTERS/Loren Elliott 

Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, gestures next to HUD Secretary Ben Carson; and Mark Calabria, director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency, as they testify before a House Financial Services Committee hearing on Trump administration efforts to remove Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac from government conservatorship on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., October 22, 2019. REUTERS/Carlos Jasso 

U.S. Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Ben Carson testifies next to Mark Calabria, director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin before a House Financial Services Committee hearing on Trump administration efforts to remove Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac from government conservatorship on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S. October 22, 2019. REUTERS/Carlos Jasso REFILE - CORRECTING TITLE 

Mark Calabria, director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency, looks on as he testifies next to Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and HUD Secretary Ben Carson, before a House Financial Services Committee hearing on Trump administration efforts to remove Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac from government conservatorship on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S. October 22, 2019. REUTERS/Carlos Jasso 

U.S. Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Ben Carson testifies before a House Financial Services Committee hearing on Trump administration efforts to remove Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac from government conservatorship on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S. October 22, 2019. REUTERS/Carlos Jasso 

Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, HUD Secretary Ben Carson; and Mark Calabria, director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency, testify before a House Financial Services Committee hearing on Trump administration efforts to remove Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac from government conservatorship on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., October 22, 2019. REUTERS/Carlos Jasso 

Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, gestures as he testifies next to HUD Secretary Ben Carson and Mark Calabria, director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency, before a House Financial Services Committee hearing on Trump administration efforts to remove Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac from government conservatorship on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., October 22, 2019. REUTERS/Carlos Jasso 

Mark Calabria, director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency, looks on as he testifies next to Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and HUD Secretary Ben Carson, before a House Financial Services Committee hearing on Trump administration efforts to remove Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac from government conservatorship on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., October 22, 2019. REUTERS/Carlos Jasso 

U.S. Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Ben Carson is seated to testify before a House Financial Services Committee hearing on Trump administration efforts to remove Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac from government conservatorship on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S. October 22, 2019. REUTERS/Carlos Jasso