Ben Carson accidentally humiliates 5th grader at stop in Cedar Rapids, Iowa

Well, this is awkward:

W/ crowd of 500 @RealBenCarson just called out to 5th grade class: who's dumbest kid in class? At least half dozen kids point to 1 student.

— Timothy Meinch (@timeinch) January 7, 2016

Yikes! According to Des Moines Register reporter Timothy Meinch who was covering the event, it was a joke gone wrong and Carson’s point was that growing up, he was the worst student in the class but was later able to become a doctor:

.@Howie_OT @RealBenCarson it was a joke re: how he felt in grade school. But students responded before he said "just kidding" about question

— Timothy Meinch (@timeinch) January 7, 2016

Direct @RealBenCarson quote to 5th grade class (in crowd of 500) was: "who's the worst student?" Then talked about how he also was #iacaucus

— Timothy Meinch (@timeinch) January 7, 2016

Carson later met with the student for a private pep talk:

.@RealBenCarson just met the 5th grade student back stage. Said he wants him to become a neurosurgeon #iacaucus pic.twitter.com/XAO5LRcDYJ

— Timothy Meinch (@timeinch) January 7, 2016

It’s nice of Carson to try to make amends, but it could be too little to late:

"How was school today, honey?"

"Ben Carson humiliated me in front of the school."

"Oh, that's nice."https://t.co/OfTfRz4z03

— David Rutz (@DavidRutz) January 7, 2016

This is why you never ask a question you don't know the answer to. https://t.co/LgJ7Q6Wzs7

— S.E. Cupp (@secupp) January 7, 2016

Ben Carson accidentally humiliates 5th grader at stop in Cedar Rapids, Iowa

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