Carson: WaPo ‘Had Their Story Already Written’; Convinced I Will Fire Everybody

LEMON: "OK. So, you said polls go up and down. But clearly there must be some concern about it. Because you told the Washington press — Washington Post today that you were shaking up your campaign. And here’s what the post quote you were saying. 'I am looking at every aspect of the campaign right now. Everything is on the table, every job is on the table. And there could be some changes as soon as tomorrow, you said. So, that made some waves but in your campaign told CNN that you have 100 percent confidence in your team and that the senior team will stay in place. So clarify, what is going on here?"

CARSON: "Well, I think The Washington Post quite frankly had their story already written before they talked to me. And they were convinced that I was going to fire everybody and we were going to just go in a completely different direction. And that’s absolutely not true. I said, you know, we are constantly looking at everything. And we’re going to continue to look at everything. No one is ever a 100 percent guaranteed that they are always going to be there. And that as the organization grows and as our responsibilities grow, you know, some things may have to change. And we have to add some people, we may have to change and we have to add some people. We may have to change some people. The keyword there is “may” were always going to be look at. We’re always going to be evaluating how people are performing. But keep in mind, you know, having a team like the one that I have that went from no place in March with no organization, no lists, no donors, no nothing, to this place is really quite spectacular. And, you know, people say, what about the finances? Well, remember, with no startup organization like senators and governors and other people have it is very expensive to get up and running."
LEMON: "OK."
CARSON: "Once you get up and running, the expenses go down in which they are starting to do."