.@RealBenCarson joins @realDonaldTrump in threatening to leave GOP https://t.co/mpBnlCbjTo pic.twitter.com/ulw1YY1aox

— CNN (@CNN) December 11, 2015

Ben Carson on Friday took a page from Donald Trump’s playbook by threatening to depart the Republican Party.

Ahead of Tuesday’s GOP presidential debate, the retired neurosurgeon slammed the party after reports emerged that Republican insiders were discussing the possibility of deal-making to decide the eventual nominee at the Republican National Convention.