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People Are Trolling the S**t Out of Ben Carson for Getting Stuck in a Low Income Housing Elevator

"If he knew anything about public housing he would have taken the stairs in the first place."

Ben Carson may forever think twice about riding in elevators after a malfunction caused the Housing and Urban Development Secretary to get stuck. While touring an affordable housing complex in Miami neighborhood with former Miami Heat and NBA star Alonzo Mourning, Carson was trapped in the building's elevator for 20 minutes.

  • Miami firefighters relentlessly worked to rescue Carson from the elevator

  • Meanwhile, Alonzo Mourning waited and watched the emergency situation

  • After 20 minutes, Carson was freed from the metal entrapment

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  • The incident quickly turned into a hilarious twitter trend

  • Carson was hysterically roasted and tirelessly trolled for his elevator snafu

  • When Carson gets stuck in a public housing elevator, the jokes write themselves

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