Ben Carson blasted North Korea for spending more on the military than the hungry. Has he looked at his own country?

NPP Pressroom

Salon
Ben Norton
12/18/2015

Here’s a quiz. Which country was Ben Carson talking about in the Dec. 15 presidential debate?

“[Country] is in severe financial straits, and they have decided to use their resources to build their military, rather than to feed their people and to take care of the various humanitarian responsibilities that they have.”

If you said North Korea, you would be right. The U.S., however, would have been just as good a guess. (more)