Photo courtesy of wnky.comMIAMI – Former Housing and Urban Development secretary Dr. Ben Carson will receive the Presidential Medal of Freedom, President Donald Trump said. Now the president wants to bestow Carson with the nation’s highest civilian honor during a ceremony at the White House at a future date. “We are going to be presenting Dr. Ben Carson with the highest civilian award and honor in our country. It’s the Presidential Medal of Freedom,” Trump said in remarks at an event hosted by the American Cornerstone Institute, which Carson founded. Carson, a former neurosurgeon, ran unsuccessfully for the GOP presidential nomination in 2016 against Trump.