{"id":1003,"date":"2015-10-25T13:30:50","date_gmt":"2015-10-25T17:30:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/press.nbcnews.com\/?p=1003"},"modified":"2015-10-25T13:30:50","modified_gmt":"2015-10-25T17:30:50","slug":"mtp-carson-compares-abortion-to-slavery-would-love-to-see-roe-v-wade-overturned","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nbcuniversalnewsgroup.com\/nbcnews\/2015\/10\/25\/mtp-carson-compares-abortion-to-slavery-would-love-to-see-roe-v-wade-overturned\/","title":{"rendered":"MTP: CARSON COMPARES ABORTION TO SLAVERY, \u201cWOULD LOVE TO SEE\u201d ROE V. WADE OVERTURNED"},"content":{"rendered":"

Carson responds to Trump: \u201cI have plenty of energy\u201d <\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Carson on his Nazi metaphors: \u201cI\u2019ve heard from many in the Jewish community, including rabbis, who said \u2018You are exactly right\u2019\u201d <\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Exclusive: Rep. Cummings on possible Md. Senate run: \u201cWhen I\u2019m not even in the race, and I\u2019m leading by 13 points, it does give me an idea of how I would do\u201d\u00a0<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

OCT. 25, 2015 — \u00a0Republican presidential candidate Dr. Ben Carson<\/strong> told \u201cMeet the Press\u201d moderator Chuck Todd that he \u201cwould love to see\u201d Roe v. Wade overturned, and in the cases of rape and incest, he \u201cwould not be in favor of killing a baby….Look up the many stories of people who have led very useful lives who were the result of rape or incest.\u201d<\/p>\n

Addressing exceptions to abortion, Carson replied, “I’m a reasonable person and if people can come up with a reasonable explanation of why they would like to kill a baby, I’ll listen.\u201d<\/p>\n

Carson, who spoke with Todd on the trail in Iowa, also likened abortion to slavery and expanded on his comments earlier this week about using the Department of Education to police extreme bias on campus.<\/p>\n

Watch the full interview with Carson here: http:\/\/nbcnews.to\/1H2TT1c<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Benghazi Committee Chairman Rep. Trey Gowdy<\/strong> (R-SC) and ranking member Rep. Elijah Cummings <\/strong>(D-MD) also joined the show exclusively to discuss Thursday\u2019s hearing with former Sec. Hillary Clinton.<\/p>\n

At the end of his interview, Rep. Cummings addressed speculation of a possible Senate run, admitting he is paying attention to poll numbers. \u201cYou\u2019ve got to do that,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

The show also featured insights from American biographer Doris Kearns Goodwin<\/strong>; CNBC\u2019s John Harwood<\/strong>; The Detroit Free Press\u2019 Steven Henderson; <\/strong>and The Washington Post\u2019s Jennifer Rubin. <\/strong><\/p>\n

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MANDATORY CREDIT: NBC NEWS\u2019 \u201cMEET THE PRESS\u201d \u00a0<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n