Ben Carson hit back at Donald Trump, who recently said he didn’t have energy by saying, “You don’t have to be loud to be energetic.” (RELATED: Trump: Ben Carson Makes Jeb Bush Look Like ‘The Energizer Bunny’)
Carson, appearing on ABC’s “This Week” on Sunday, argued that Trump’s barbs don’t bother him “because I recognize that I have plenty of energy. You know, operating on people for 10, 12, sometimes greater than 20 hours at a time, making critical decisions after many hours of intense work.”
Donald Trump: I don’t think Ben has the energy, Ben is a nice man but when you’re negotiating against China, we need people that are really smart, that have tremendous deal making skills and that have great, great energy.
Martha Raddatz: That doesn’t bother you at all?
Ben Carson: No, it doesn’t bother me, because I recognize that I have plenty of energy. You know, operating on people for 10, 12, sometimes greater than 20 hours at a time, making critical decisions after many hours of intense work…
Raddatz: But, Dr. Carson…
Carson: Having unexpected situations come up. You don’t have to be loud to be energetic.