Sen. Elizabeth Warren flipped on her support on Ben Carson. | Getty Warren flips stance, votes against Carson

Sen. Elizabeth Warren opposed the confirmation of Ben Carson as Housing and Urban Development secretary on Thursday, a reversal that comes after taking heat from the left for previously voting for him.

After liberals lashed out at Warren for backing Carson during a Senate Banking Committee vote in January, the Massachusetts Democrat explained her decision in a lengthy Facebook post that cited his "good, detailed promises" to her on housing policy.


"Yes, I adamantly disagree with many of the outrageous things that Dr. Carson said during his presidential campaign," Warren said at the time. "Yes, he is not the nominee I wanted. But 'the nominee I wanted' is not the test."

The conservative former neurosurgeon has no direct experience in housing policy, but Carson has pointed to his upbringing "in the inner city" as a qualification to lead HUD in President Donald Trump's Cabinet.

Warren's office did not immediately return a request for comment on the reason for her change of heart. The full Senate approved Carson's nomination on a 58-41 vote.

Sen. Sherrod Brown of Ohio, a fellow liberal and the top Democrat on the Banking Committee, voted to confirm Carson, despite anger from progressives.

