Dr. Ben Carson was aggressively pressed by Carl Quintanilla during the main GOP debate held by CNBC at the University of Colorado in Boulder Wednesday for his involvement with two companies, Costco and the medical supplement company Mannatech
Costco is noted as one of the most “gay”-friendly companies in the country. Quintanilla pressed Carson on the seeming contradiction of serving on the board.
Carson pushed back, suggesting Quintanilla was creating a false choice.
“I believe that our Constitution protects everybody, regardless of their sexual orientation,” he said.
He suggested “those trying to divide us” are the “enemy” and indicated it was a smear to describe those who believe in traditional marriage as homophobic.
The exchange grew more heated when Carson was pressed on his connections to Mannatech, a supplement company Carson gave paid speeches for in 2011 and 2013. The company has been accused of false advertising, allegedly claiming their product could cure diseases including cancer.
Carson denied any relationship but did admit making paid speeches and actually seemed to endorse the product, saying he used it.
However, he denied that he had an official relationship or was culpable for the false advertising claims.
Quintanilla seized on the opportunity to question Carson’s judgment and appeared to be lecturing the doctor, leading the crowd to boo the moderator.
Carson smiled and said, “See, they know.”
The comments came in the events hosted by CNBC at the Coors Events Center in Boulder, Colorado.
The candidates in the early debate, Sen. Rick Santorum, Gov. Bobby Jindal, Gov. George Pataki and Sen. Lindsey Graham, are polling at the bottom of the GOP field at this point.
The following 10 candidates took the stage later: Donald Trump, Dr. Ben Carson, Florida Sen. Marco Rubio, Florida Gov. Jeb Bush, former Hewlett-Packard CEO Carly Fiorina, Texas Sen. Ted Cruz, former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, Ohio Gov. John Kasich and Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul.
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