Carson Says He Was Kidding That He Has Better Sources Than White House
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Only, it didn’t sound that way at the time, when Ben Carson said he knew China was in Syria.
Carson said the suggestion that he has better sources than the president was intended as a joke, adding it “would be very alarming” if his campaign had access to superior foreign policy advisors.
At the last Republican presidential debate, Carson told the audience“the Chinese” are operating in Syria, a declaration met with criticism bysome foreign policy experts. National Security Advisor Susan Ricerebutted Carson’s claim, telling reporters the U.S. has no evidence of Chinese involvement in Syria.
In an effort to back up his statement, Carson said China supplies “a lot of military equipment, and they supply radar equipment and sophisticated monitoring systems” to Syria.
In a separate interview, Carson told reporters his campaign would release “some material on” China’s operations in Syria. “I have several sources that I’ve gotten material from. I’m surprised my sources are better than [the Obama administration’s],” Carson said.
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