Speaking at the Republican National Convention on Thursday, U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Ben Carson opened his remarks expressing sorrow and empathy for the family of Jacob Blake.

He went on to say that "many on the other side love to incite division by claiming that President Trump is a racist. They could not be more wrong," said Carson, who is African-American.

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