Carson invokes abortion in Twitter response to jab from Omar

Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson invoked abortion Wednesday as he fired back at Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) the day after the congresswoman criticized him for his appearance at a House hearing.

“I hope @IlhanMN knows I care about all people, even those she doesn’t recognize as having a right to life,” Carson tweeted Wednesday, referencing Omar’s stance supporting the right to an abortion. 

Since you brought it up… I know what it’s like to actually be sleepy, especially after 18-hour surgeries and operating on babies in the womb. I hope @IlhanMN knows I care about all people, even those she doesn’t recognize as having a right to life. https://t.co/BRl3ibSKM3

— Ben Carson (@SecretaryCarson) May 22, 2019

Carson seemed to trip up multiple times during the Tuesday House Financial Services Committee hearing — he appeared to confuse a real estate term with Oreo cookies, and he tried to reclaim time during Rep. Ayanna Pressley’s (D-Mass.) five minutes of questioning, even though the rules don’t allow him to do so.{mosads}

“Not sure he was fully awake” during the hearing Tuesday, Omar tweeted Tuesday afternoon. “Maybe he meant to reclaim his time back to sleep.” 

Not sure he was fully awake, maybe he meant to reclaim his time back to sleep. https://t.co/t25Pta8bVY

— Ilhan Omar (@IlhanMN) May 22, 2019

Carson, a former pediatric neurosurgeon, mentioned his time in medicine in his response to Omar.

“Since you brought it up… I know what it’s like to actually be sleepy, especially after 18-hour surgeries and operating on babies in the womb,” Carson wrote on Twitter.