Story highlights Carson insisted he had nothing against Tubman

"I love what she did, but we can find another way to honor her," Carson said

Washington (CNN) Former presidential candidate Ben Carson disagrees with the plan to put Harriet Tubman on the $20 bill, and on Wednesday suggested another note for her: the $2 bill.

"I love Harriet Tubman," the former GOP White House hopeful told Fox Business Network's Neil Cavuto. "I love what she did, but we can find another way to honor her. Maybe a $2 bill."

Tubman, the African-American suffragist and abolitionist who brought slaves to safety on the Underground Railroad, will begin appearing on a forthcoming version of the $20 bill, bumping former President Andrew Jackson to the back, Treasury Secretary Jack Lew announced Wednesday.

Carson insisted he had nothing against Tubman, but said Jackson deserved to stay where he is.

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