A visit to Miami for one member of President Trump’s cabinet got off to a troubling start – when Housing and Urban Development Secretary Dr. Ben Carson found himself stuck in an elevator.
Carson and his wife found themselves stuck shortly after 8 a.m. while touring a public housing complex in Overtown. After about 15 minutes, rescue crews were able to free the couple and others who were inside. No injuries were reported.
The famed surgeon and former GOP presidential candidate is in town for two days of meetings with both political officials, including Miami-Dade Mayor Carlos Gimenez, as well as community leaders such as developer Jorge Perez and former Miami Heat star Alonzo Mourning.
Carson will make a stop in Allapattah before finishing off Wednesday at Florida Memorial University. He will deliver the keynote address at the NAACP Fair Housing Month Conference at Miami Dade College’s North Campus.
Story from our news partner NBC 6 Miami
12, 2017
Firefighters just freed Sec. Ben Carson and his wife from a stuck elevator in #Miami @nbc6 pic.twitter.com/prSioKDyEs
— Julia Bagg (@JuliaNBC6) April 12, 2017
