With the first black president well into his second term in office, media mogul and Fox News Channel owner Rupert Murdoch tweeted a call for "a real black president" Wednesday night. The candidate for that position, according to Murdoch? Ben Carson.
Murdoch tweeted:
Murdoch's comment followed a string of other tweets from the last few days expressing his support for Carson and promoting the retired neurosurgeon and Republican presidential candidate's appearance on The Kelly File. He was swiftly met with backlash.
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Murdoch then tried to chalk up his comment — which CNN reports some saw as "questioning Obama's race and identity" — to "minority community disappointment with POTUS" mentioned in the recent New York magazine column, "Has Barack Obama Done Enough for African-Americans?"
Murdoch apologized Thursday morning. Becca Stanek
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