In the early days of 2016, I was supporting Ben Carson. I read his autobiography book and liked what I saw. Then the convention happened and Trump weighed in. I hadn't known much about Trump up to then, so I was curious. I noticed a lot of people down-rating Trump on the basis of personal ethics, morality, personality, etc. But it was obvious during the convention that Trump and Carson got along well, and they later became friends, and we all know that Carson was appointed to his cabinet and performed so well that there were no press attacks on him.

My point is that, for me, Ben Carson's friendship with Trump was like the Good Housekeeping Seal of Approval. Anyone Ben Carson was willing to be friends with had to be a good guy. That unlocked for me the bad press Trump was getting.