Ben Carson looks like HUD choice

Ben Carson appears poised to be nominated as President-elect Donald Trump’s secretary of Housing and Urban Development, overseeing billions of dollars in programs aimed at lifting American cities.

“An announcement is forthcoming about my role in helping to make America great again,” Carson tweeted on Wednesday morning.

He linked to a Facebook post in which he wrote, in part, “After serious discussions with the Trump transition team, I feel that I can make a significant contribution particularly to making our inner cities great for everyone.”

The former neurosurgeon and contender for the 2016 GOP nomination said recently through a spokesperson that he did not feel prepared “to run a federal agency,” but he has since changed his mind.

A transition spokesman announced Wednesday morning that another Cabinet-level announcement was possible during the day after South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley was announced as the pick for ambassador to the United Nations on Wednesday morning.

