Ben Carson Threatens To Leave The GOP

U.S. Republican pres­i­den­tial can­di­date Ben Carson may con­sid­er an inde­pen­dent bid for the White House, angry over a report on Republican Party maneu­ver­ing involv­ing this sum­mer’s nation­al nom­i­nat­ing con­ven­tion, U.S. media report­ed on Friday.

Carson was angry over a Washington Post report that Republican lead­ers were prepar­ing for a bro­kered con­ven­tion to pick their 2016 White House candidate.

“If it is cor­rect, every vot­er who is stand­ing for change must know they are being betrayed. I won’t stand for it,” Carson said in state­ment, Politico and CNN report­ed. If the report was accu­rate, he said, “I assure you Donald Trump won’t be the only one leav­ing the par­ty.” (Reporting by Doina Chiacu)
Ben Carson Threatens To Leave The GOP