On May 4 , after Trump wrapped up the Republican nomination , he hinted that Carson would be among those who would vet his vice-presidential pick . The same day , Carson in an interview expressed interest in Ted Cruz serving as Attorney General of the United States , a position that Carson said would allow Cruz to prosecute Hillary Clinton , and then as a Supreme Court Justice nominee from the Trump administration . On May 6 , Carson said in interview that Trump would consider a Democrat as his running mate , conflicting with Trump 's asserting that he would not . A Carson spokesperson later said Carson expected Trump to select a Republican . Carson was said by aide Armstrong Williams in a May 10 interview to have withdrawn from the Trump campaign 's vetting team , though the campaign confirmed he was still involved . Later that month , Carson revealed a list of potential vice-presidential candidates in an interview with the Washington Post . On May 16 , Carson said the media could not keep opinion out of reporting and cited Walter Cronkite as a fair journalist that was in his words a " left-wing radical . " During the Republican National Convention , Carson appeared with former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani in support of the pro-Donald Trump Great America PAC at an event in Cleveland
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