Housing secretary Ben Carson confuses foreclosure process with Oreos

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By Dan Desai Martin -
May 21, 2019

He acted like he had never heard of a term that's a basic part of his job.

Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Ben Carson got tripped up Tuesday afternoon when Rep. Katie Porter (D-CA) asked him about a common foreclosure term — and Carson thought she was referring to Oreo cookies.

Porter asked Carson what should have been a simple question for the Cabinet official in charge of housing policy: "Do you know what an REO is?"

The resulting back and forth showed just how out of his depth Carson is in his job.

Porter: Do you know what an REO is?

Carson: An Oreo...

Porter: No, not an Oreo. An REO.

Carson: Real Estate...

Porter: What's the "O" stand for?

Carson: Organization?

Porter: Owned. Real Estate Owned.

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1. Owned. Indeed.

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4. That was exactly my reaction.

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2. Makes you wonder what he does all day at HUD?

Maybe pick out new furniture for his office is a more time consuming project than I thought.

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3. Can this moron even fog a mirror?

How ignorant can one dumbass be