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Hey– do you guys know what time it is? Time to freak out over another member of President Trump’s Cabinet, of course!

HUD Secretary Ben Carson addressed HUD employees today and talked about the American spirit by mentioning the work ethic of immigrants during the period of the nation’s founding.

Ben Carson just referred to *slaves* as "immigrants" "There were other immigrants who came here in the bottom of slave ships…" pic.twitter.com/WkFrm3dYCB — Steve Kopack (@SteveKopack) March 6, 2017

“There were other immigrants who came in the bottom of slave ships, who worked even longer, even harder, for less, but they too had a dream that one day their sons, daughters, grandsons, granddaughters, great grandsons, great granddaughters might pursue prosperity and happiness in this land,” Carson said.

“And do you know of all the nations in the world, this one, the United States of America, is the only one big enough and great enough to allow all those people to realize their dream. And this is our opportunity to enhance that dream,” he added.

But everyone is losing it. They say Carson called slaves immigrants who came here in search of a better life. HUD spokesman Brian Sullivan tried to extinguish the fire before it got too out of control.

“Nobody here believes he was equating voluntary immigration with involuntary servitude,” he said.

HUD spox says no one in the room believed Secretary Ben Carson "was confusing voluntary immigration with involuntary servitude. Please." — Michael Del Moro (@MikeDelMoro) March 6, 2017

But, Twitter.

OK!! Ben Carson….I can't! Immigrants ? In the bottom of SLAVE SHIPS??!! MUTHAFUKKA PLEASE!!!#dickheadedtom — Samuel L. Jackson (@SamuelLJackson) March 6, 2017

Wow. #dickheadedtom. That’s a new one.

I like that #dickheadedtom is a thing. 😂 Ben Carson, are you serious?! — ghostbLAke 👾 (@bconklinbza) March 6, 2017

Secretary Ben Carson said slaves were immigrants who wished for a better future for their descendants. Mental Slavery! — Brunel D'haiti (@BrunelDhaiti) March 6, 2017

Ben Carson said slaves were immigrants who came over here & worked for less. By "came" you mean FORCED and by "less" you mean NOTHING — Tariq Nasheed (@tariqnasheed) March 6, 2017

Ben Carson really said "Slaves were immigrants" – What's next? Prisoners are volunteers? Concentration camps are diet facilities? — Alex (@yourboy87) March 6, 2017

"Ben Carson" Your an idiot and dumb as hell when it comes to histroy — C.C.Terpforlife (@terpdemon) March 6, 2017

Just gotta say I wouldn't want Ben Carson operating on my brain, he ain't even got his own sorted — Suki ✨🌟 (@damngirlsuki) March 6, 2017

Ben Carson is gonna start saying the homeless are fresh air enthusiasts ⛺️ — Natalie (@daCasObserver) March 6, 2017

Ben Carson must be a better brain surgeon then we imagined, to have removed his own brain… — Duchess of M (@DuchessofMm) March 6, 2017

Ugh.

What do you think? Are people taking this way out of context, or did Carson misspeak?

Discuss.