Ben Carson says he wants to cancel $31,000 dining room furniture order...😁

[spanone]

Washington (CNN)Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson is requesting that the order for a $31,000 dining set be canceled, according to a statement provided exclusively to CNN by longtime adviser Armstrong Williams.

"I was as surprised as anyone to find out that a $31,000 dining set had been ordered," Carson said in the statement. "I have requested that the order be canceled. We will find another solution for the furniture replacement."

Carson also said his wife, Candy Carson, had "asked if used furniture was an option," the first time there's been an indication that she was involved in the process. "My wife also looked at catalogs and wanted to be sure that the color of the chair fabric of any set that was chosen matched the rest of the decor," he wrote.

"I made it known that I was not happy about the prices being charged and that my preference would be to find something more reasonable," he added.

https://www.cnn.com/2018/03/01/politics/carson-dining-room-canceled/index.html

[madaboutharry]

1. I don't even want to hear what these people have to say.

Everything they have to say is bullshit.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

2. Order the new furniture from IKEA, Ben. The whole set will probably cost less than $1K,

and you can keep busy by putting it all together - make yourself useful for once.

[Siwsan]

3. Someone needs to tell him that not everybody is as gullible and STUPID as trump* supporters

Some of us can easily identify and call out ass-covering bull shit when we read and hear it.

[redstatebluegirl]

4. How about doing without furniture, that is what many of the people he serves must do.

[lkinwi]

5. Republican mantra: See what we can get away with, if caught, lie.

[spanone]

7. and blame your wife....

[LakeArenal]

10. I once had a very Republican "job creator"

When he wanted to bend the rules (law), he'd tell us...."It's much easier to ask forgiveness than it is to ask permission."

For me, that sums them all up in a nutshell.

[shenmue]

6. Fraud, theft, throwing his wife under the bus

[Angry Dragon]

8. Hey, I am sorry I got caught

[Freddie]

9. I found a nice oak dining room on Craigslist

He can start there

[csziggy]

20. I found two nice cherry sets on eBay!

One is $3,100, the other $1200:

PIECES INCLUDED:
1) Table w/ 3 leaves & table pads -Table has scratch from moving.
2) 8 chairs (2 captains chairs)
3) Hutch
4) Buffet
5) Corner Curio
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Temple-Stewart-Queen-Anne-Cherry-Wood-Dining-Room-Set/222313215820?hash=item33c2e6774c:g:U6QAAOSwLVZV24I-

Thomasville Queen Anne Dining set of table, two leaves, 2 armed chairs, 4 armless chair, buffet, china cabinet (light in upper) and covering pads.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Thomasville-Queen-Anne-Dining-Room-Set/273081333753?hash=item3f94ea77f9:g:KaYAAOSwAz5ahkJ2

[blake2012]

11. Bahaha! But youre the one asking how you can even buy a chair for under $5K

Resign, you slime.

[spanone]

14. the 'buck' stops with no one in this administration...

[VOX]

12. *Let go of my hand, Im trying to remove it from the cookie jar.*

“Interesting how this came up— who needs such pricey office furniture, anyway? And I was JUST going to return it too, can you believe that? I never wanted it in the first place, you know.”

[vkkv]

13. FUCKERS

[gyroscope]

15. How did this imbicile become a brain surgeon?

only in America!

[ProfessorGAC]

16. He's Frank Burns

You know the old line, "what do you call the person who finished last in the class at Med School?...

[gyroscope]

18. That explains a lot.

the thought of this guy operating on actual living human beings is rather scary.

[ProfessorGAC]

19. You Aren't Kidding

I too find it astounding that this guy had a world class reputation. Perhaps the steady hands of a super surgeon and just enough brains to get through college. The skill with the hands likely greatly outweighed his mental acuity.

[GallopingGhost]

17. Liar, liar,

pants on fire, Ben.

Does anyone in this fucking joke of a WH know how to tell the truth?

[Liberal In Texas]

21. In other words, "Oops, got caught with my hand in the cookie jar."

These people are just a bunch of grifters.

[malaise]

22. He should resign

with the other crooks

[crazycatlady]

23. There are 206 dining room sets on my local Craigslist

Sure Ben. You can't find one used.