Fox News Owner Rupert Murdoch: Ben Carson Would Be A REAL Black President

Murdoch’s tweet is not going over well. CNN reports:



Murdoch’s use of the word “real” flabbergasted many online onlookers, some of whom concluded that the media mogul was questioning Obama’s race and identity. Obama, the first black president of the United States, has also been dogged by false accusations that he isn’t a U.S. citizen. What did Murdoch mean? “We don’t comment on his tweets,” a 21st Century Fox spokeswoman said. Murdoch is an unusual user of Twitter, occasionally dashing off his thoughts about politics and world affairs without ever quite mastering the medium. He followed the Carson tweet with one that said “Read New York magazine for minority community disappointment with POTUS.” He didn’t link to it, but he was apparently referencing a column titled “Has Barack Obama Done Enough for African-Americans?” Murdoch has been boosting Carson in tweets for months. On Tuesday he plugged Carson’s appearance on the Fox News program “The Kelly File.” Last week he wrote, “Everywhere pundits keep underestimating Ben Carson. But public understand humility as admirable, listen to the multi-faceted strong message.” Before entering the presidential race, Carson was a paid contributor to the Fox News Channel.