Ben Carson wants to get a beer with Jesus — or, well, an orange juice or maybe a root beer, since the Seventh Day Adventist doesn't drink for religious reasons. The Republican presidential candidate was quick to pick Jesus as the person he'd want to get a drink with in a livestreamed Facebook interview with Univision host Jorge Ramos on Thursday.
The rest of Ramos' questions weren't quite so easy to answer. The Univision host quizzed the retired neurosurgeon on everything from race and immigration issues to college tuition and his new rapping campaign ad.
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