By Geoff Earle, Deputy U.s. Political Editor For Dailymail.com
Published: 18:49 GMT, 18 March 2019 | Updated: 18:49 GMT, 18 March 2019
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Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson met with the founder of My Pillow an an author of Chicken Soup for the Soul, but held just one weekly staff meeting, calendars obtained from HUD reveal.
In addition to meeting with My Pillow founder Michael Lindell – who met with President Trump during the campaign and helped boost him on the campaign trail– Carson met with an author of the popular Chicken Soup franchise, NBC News reported.
According to the schedules, which were obtained by watchdog group American Oversight, Carson held just one weekly staff meeting during the period.
However, he did sometimes manage to sneak out of Washington for visits to his West Palm Beach home. On one Friday, May 5, 2017, Carson managed to make it out of the office at 1:30 pm.
HUD Secretary Dr. Benjamin Carson's official schedules reveal he made multiple trips to Florida in 2017, and met with people including My Pillow founder Mike Lindell
On a July 7 Friday, he was able to catch a 2 pm flight to West Palm.
The records show a dozen weekend trips to Florida during
