Ben Carson just linked Hillary Clinton to 'Lucifer'


After heartfelt speeches from Tiffany Trump and Donald Trump Jr., Ben Carson brought the fire and brimstone, littering his speech at the Republican National Convention with references to Lucifer and warnings that "God will remove himself" from the United States.
Carson somberly informed the crowd that Hillary Clinton viewed Saul Alinsky, a community organizer and writer, as a "hero and mentor," and she wrote her thesis about his book Rules for Radicals. "On the dedication page, he acknowledges Lucifer as the original radical who gained his own kingdom," Carson said. "Think about that. This is a nation where our founding document, the Declaration of Independence, says certain inalienable rights come from our creator…are we willing to elect someone as president who has as their role model somebody who acknowledges Lucifer? Think about that."
Carson went on to say that if the United States "continues to allow them to take God out of our lives, God will remove himself from us and we will not be blessed and our nation will go down the tubes and we will be responsible for that. We don't want that to happen." Trump, he said, "understands very well" about the "blessings of this nation," and he will "ensure they are available to all, not just a privileged few." MSNBC's Rachel Maddow noted that Carson's prepared remarks did not include any references to Lucifer or Alinsky, meaning he likely decided to bring the bonkers at the last minute.
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Catherine Garcia has worked as a senior writer at The Week since 2014. Her writing and reporting have appeared in Entertainment Weekly, The New York Times, Wirecutter, NBC News and "The Book of Jezebel," among others. She's a graduate of the University of Redlands and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.
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