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Carson has long argued that Trump’s pattern of racially insensitive comments and controversies aren’t reflective of genuine racism. But other Republicans have begun to rebel and distance themselves from Trump, calling on him to retract his comments about Curiel or risk losing their support. House Speaker Paul Ryan called Trump’s comments “textbook” racism.Carson said these wary Republicans should line up behind Trump anyway.“You know what I say to people who say that? I say, what’s the alternative?” Carson told POLITICO. “Look at where we are as a nation right now. We are moving full speed ahead on the progressive train, heading off the cliff. I mean, somebody 30 years ago, if you tried to describe America today, they would say, ‘get out of here.’ Are we going to continue on that train? Or do we want to get back to the more traditional values.”
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