President-elect Donald Trump's pick to lead the Department of Housing and Urban Development said is he doesn't plan to dismantle social safety net programs.
Dr. Ben Carson spoke Thursday night at Yale University, his alma mater, and told an audience made up mostly of Yale students that suggestions he wants to end housing programs that help the poor are "crap."
But Carson said he does want to create mechanisms that will allow people to end their dependence on such programs and take care of their own needs.
Carson said those who believe that because he is a former doctor, he can only "know one little thing" show their own ignorance.
As HUD secretary, Carson would oversee a budget of nearly $50 billion that provides rental assistance for more than 5 million households.
