Ben Carson Grifts $23 Million, Top 2 Staffers Quit (Updated)

Poor Ben Carson just can't seem to get a break, but he sure can rake in the dough.

However, Carson's grifty connections come through Armstrong Williams, his business manager and head scamming consultant. That has caused some serious aggravation inside the campaign, resulting in the resignations of his campaign manager and communications director today.

Ben Carson's presidential campaign manager Barry Bennett and communications director Doug Watts have resigned.

Carson, a retired neurosurgeon, has struggled in the polls since October when he was rivaling Donald Trump for the lead in the Republican presidential race. He has since fallen to 10% in the latest CNN/ORC poll, which ties him for a distant third place with Marco Rubio, behind Trump and Ted Cruz.

His campaign has been marked of late by public sniping between Bennett and Watts with Armstrong Williams, Carson's business manager and sometimes public surrogate who has no official role in the campaign. Williams has criticized Bennett and Watts for not adequately preparing the candidate for public appearances, especially on foreign policy, an issue that has dominated the race in recent months.

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